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Our Lives on Hold: What the Pipes Sounded Like

Writer: Mark Fukae
Mark Fukae
6 days ago
1 min read

A bright teal digital campaign graphic for Professionals Who Care featuring a large yellow circular title frame on the right that reads "Our Lives On Hold - What the Pipes Sounded Like". In the upper left, a tilted square inset photograph shows Mark outdoors on a sunny green field at the Longs Peak Scottish-Irish Highland Festival, dressed in a brown Barmah hat, dark vest, and colorful Fukae tartan kilt, with mountain peaks in the background. In the lower left, white text presents the quote: "Love does not have an off switch. And when you are the plan, there is no one to hand it to when the pipes start playing." framed by large lime-green quotation marks. The circular white Professionals Who Care logo is anchored in the bottom right corner.
Standing in a field in Estes Park at the 50th Longs Peak Scottish-Irish Highland Festival-listening to bagpipes, singing Gaelic songs with the Hebridean Baker, and watching mountain views-reminds you why Colorado is worth living in. But for family caregivers, even an afternoon off comes with an invisible tax.

By Mark Fukae - Director of Advocacy - Professionals Who Care


Yesterday I stood in a field in Estes Park and listened to bagpipes while the week kept running in my pocket.


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