Why I'm crying now

In a corner of the blogosphere dominated by the latest software release or hippest 2.0 venture or biggest acquisition, Robert Scoble injected a bit of sobering life and death reality, and when I say "life and death," I really mean it. He pointed readers to the work of Renee C. Byer, this year's winner of the Pulitzer Prize for feature photography. Be warned that this link includes heartbreaking images--it takes you to a photo series chronicling the lives of a mother and her 11-year-old son as he battles a rare childhood cancer that ultimately takes his life. The story behind the photos is included in captions that you'll have to scroll down to read.

I think I'll go hug my sleeping boy now.