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Bernard Triplet helps Mary get up from the commode. She frequently thinks she has to use the facilities while other times she looses control of her bladder without realizing it. “I’ve got a tough job, but I love her and I’ll take care of her,…

Mary Triplet watches Bernard from their truck while in town running errands. When left alone, Mary quickly becomes disorientated and forgets where she is even if she is in familiar surroundings that have been in her life since childhood. There is no…

Mary Triplet receives anointment while surrounded by members of her congregation at church. Mary suffers from severe arthritis in her lower back making it extremely uncomfortable to sit through an entire sermon. A neighbor described the couple by…

Bernard Triplet helps his wife, Mary, from the car to their church on a Sunday morning in Chesterhill, Ohio. The Triplets are devout Christians and rarely miss a service, however getting from the house to the church has become a time consuming…

Bernard Triplet tries to put Mary's dentures back in her mouth. Because of Mary's deteriorating memory, she forgets she has false teeth and them out thinking she's choking on food. Bernard hunts endlessly for them because they are expensive to…

Bernard Triplet met Mary shortly after he was released from the Navy in 1946. The couple married two days after she turned 18-years-old. His nickname for her has always been and still is, Bridget. The 80-year-old suffers from Alzheimer's and her…

Mary Triplet leans over while her husband, Bernard, puts her coat on before leaving the house. In her youth, Mary was once a tall woman, today she stands at barely 5'0'' and weighing barely 100 pounds. She and Bernard live in rural Ohio where health…

People in rural areas are often the hardest to reach for help in terms of getting health care. Rather than seeking out health care providers because of the remote nature of their environment, they often end up with out care, and most frequently they…

From the series ‘Love Me’ by Zed Nelson. Intro: Love Me reflects on the cultural and commercial forces that drive a global obsession with youth and beauty. The project explores how a new form of globalization is taking place, where an…

From the series ‘Love Me’ by Zed Nelson. Intro: Love Me reflects on the cultural and commercial forces that drive a global obsession with youth and beauty. The project explores how a new form of globalization is taking place, where an…