Poor Ryan. Ryan has the added burden of being my little brother. That means that I feel perfectly justified asking him to do things I might not ask of just anyone.One of the things I do for HPS is to gather photos. The HPS Network regularly needs good photos of HPS’ers in all states of life, from little kids to adults. We need them for educational purposes such as presentations to doctors. We need them for the newsletter. We need them for fundraising materials.
I’m trying to build up my collection of HPS photos taken at NIH as participating in research is such a big part of the HPS life. But, it’s hard to take pictures of yourself. Besides, until I lose about a gazillion pounds I’m never going to be happy with myself on film. Ryan, on the other hand, is not only photogenic, but he’s usually around because he lives in the area and visits me at NIH. So, I beg and plead to get Ryan to pose for various photos I can someday use in a powerpoint presentation etc.
He cooperates grudgingly. This trip I needed updated NIH photos in the new building. I have a few of Karen when we were in the hospital together last year, but I can’t use the same photos on the same materials year after year. So, I turned to Ryan.
Ryan always comes from work to visit me, so he always looks professional.
Take off your tie, I chided Ryan. I wanted him to look a bit more like a patient. He refused. Who goes to the hospital wearing a tie unless they work there?
Lay back in the bed and look comfortable, I pleaded. Nope, Ryan refused. But, I did get him to show off the bedside internet access. The only thing is to HPS insiders it’s obvious this picture is posed. If he were really using the Internet, his face would be much closer to the screen! HA!
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