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arley was the family’s first and only dog for Jill Costley, her husband David and their two young boys. “He was my first dog ever,” said Jill. “I had cats growing up. My husband had


dogs and we both agreed, when the boys were younger, it would be nice for them to grow up with a dog.” Narley came to the family as a puppy, when Adam was just five years old and his brother Sean was 13. That was 12 years ago. “He was everything to us. He was our world, and


just as much a part of my family as my children and husband,” said Jill. When Narley was diagnosed with cancer, one of the


first things that came to Jill’s mind was that they had never had any family photos taken by a professional photographer. “Oh, we have tons of photos that we’ve taken over the years,” she said. “But I suddenly realized how important it was to me to have something more. Something special.” Jill was familiar with Jaime Seymour-Newton’s


work as a professional photographer through a mutual friend. All of their children had gone to school together. She called Jaime, and they arranged for a session at Jaime’s studio a week later, on a Sunday. The morning of the scheduled in-studio photo


session, as Jaime was setting up her equipment, she received a phone call. It was Jill. Narley had taken a turn for the worse, and they would not be able to make the session. “When we found out that Narley was sick, we


hadn’t anticipated that his decline would happen so rapidly,” said Jill. “On the second visit to our veterinarian, x-rays showed he had lung cancer. The doctor couldn’t tell us how long we had with Narley, but told us to just go about our day-to-day with him.” On the phone, Jill asked Jaime if she would


consider coming to their home for the photo session. “Without hesitation, she said yes, absolutely,” said Jill. Jaime packed up her equipment, and immediately


drove to the Costley’s home. “I had this internal sense of urgency,” said Jaime. In the meantime, Jill had called her oldest son Sean


and asked him to come over. He arrived with his two- year-old daughter. “Sean has a very strong connection with Narley,” said Jill. Preparing for the session in the home was intuitive


for Jaime. “Jill was having a difficult time trying not to cry. So, I set up my equipment, then just started to connect with Narley. I worked around him, and his family began interacting with him.”


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