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Baby Rose was born on Aug. 22, 2008, with a heart defect that would disrupt her blood flow. Children with this condition must have the first of three surgeries shortly after birth. The procedures must hew to a particular order, usually before the age of 3. None cures the problem.”
Martin Lehmann says that between Afghanistan’s war and Thailand’s tsunami, he has photographed “so many dead people you wouldn’t believe it.” Yet nothing has affected him more than Rose, a little girl with “half a heart” who lived in Copenhagen, his hometown.
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“Nobody promised that you can have a good life, that you should have perfect kids,” he said. “Nobody promised you that everything would be O.K. Pain is a part of life. And death is a part of life. It is the most clear part of life. I think a little more about that now.”
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