December 09, 2009

Lance's Chance

Lance Witt is a 6-year-old that never got to be like the other kids. He was born with a congenital heart defect that caused him to be sluggish and sick most of his short life. This summer his condition worsened and he had to have a heart transplant. His new heart has given him a new life.
I arrived at the Witt home one day right after he and his older brother Emory had gotten home from school. I followed the boys around as they got down to the business of play. Lance took off on his scooter up and down, up and down his driveway with erupting giggles. He then took off down the hill towards a trampoline. I saw the opportunity for a cool photo and climbed underneath to shoot up as the sun filtered through. He made a game of peaking at me through the cracks and trying to move before I could photograph him laughing all the while. Finally his grandmother Judy coaxed him back to the house where the boys brought out their pet hermit crabs to play on the back porch. I left shortly after their mother arrived home. It was inspiring to see Lance enjoying life so much after what he has been through and a joy to photograph all that fun.


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Lance Witt, 6, enjoys the breeze in his face as he scoots by on his razor in the driveway of his home Wednesday Dec. 3, 2009, in Winder. The first-grader was born with a congenital heart defect and had a heart transplant this summer that has given him a lot more energy.

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Lance Witt, 6, runs circles around a trampoline outside of his home Wednesday Dec. 3, 2009, in Winder.

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Lance Witt, 6, left, and brother Emory, 9, play with their pet hermit crabs on the backporch of their home.


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Lance Witt, 6, jokes around with his grandmother Judy Witt with brother Emory, 9, looking on at his home Wednesday Dec. 3, 2009, in Winder.

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Lance Witt, 6, left, and brother Emory, 9, greet mother Christina as she arrives home Wednesday Dec. 3, 2009, in Winder.

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Lance Witt, 6, walks open the front door at his home Wednesday Dec. 3, 2009, in Winder.

2 comments:

Josh D. Weiss said...

Love this one:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2543/4170340657_314cfc491c_b.jpg

Kelly Lambert said...

Thanks Josh! I actually got so muddy taking that one I had to go home and change!