Plagued by a heart problem she feels numbers her days, local photographer Carmen McCauley sees the world through a clear lens these days. Article content

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“I noticed the juxtaposition to reality smacking me in the face,” McCauley said of her personal health. “Everybody is online looking at fake hate, fake love and fake faces.”

While walking her beloved service dog, Shasta, on a daily basis, “I’m really in reality,” she said.

One of their favourite places for a stroll is through Chatham’s Maple Leaf Cemetery where McCauley began noticing “th

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