This week I wanted to write about my dad in this picture. This was taken in May, 2015 in Rocklin, CA- just few miles away from his house. Before that date, he was an inpatient at UC Davis for about a month. He wasn’t allowed to go home because he kept getting sick from having such a low immune system, and it was doctor’s orders for him to stay in an isolated room so that he can be nursed back to health.

The first thing he wanted to do before heading home was to go to a barbershop and get a clean cut and shave. Once we arrived, we were the only people in the shop, so the barber took his time with everything. He included a hot towel treatment, with a clean razor shave on both his head and face. During the shave, Pops shared his stories with the barber- both good and bad, and some funny. When the cut was finished, Pops was about to put his mask back on….

Pops with barber in background- Rocklin, CA.

I asked if I can take a picture with my iPhone of him and he said “no.” I told him that this was a big day for him and that taking a picture would be good to add to his own life story. Once I said that to him, he left the mask off and smiled for the picture. Thank you, Pops.