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Title: Please alter background
Post by: LizzieW on Wednesday 08 November 23 23:10 GMT (UK)
Hi

This is our beautiful granddaughter Jorgia who tragically died suddenly on 18 October 2023 in USA where she lived.  Autopsy didn't find any cause, so her death certificate reads "Cause Unknown".  Is it possible for anyone to provide a better background to Jorgia's photograph than the cloakroom where the photo was originally taken.
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Post by: japeflakes on Friday 10 November 23 14:35 GMT (UK)
This sort of thing do you mean?  Much better ones will appear :-)
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Post by: LizzieW on Friday 10 November 23 14:38 GMT (UK)
Yes thank you very much.  I didn't mind, I just wanted something better than a cloakroom!  If I get more, I intend to print them off and frame the one I like most. 

Lizzie
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Post by: japeflakes on Friday 10 November 23 14:41 GMT (UK)
Yes thank you very much.  I didn't mind, I just wanted something better than a cloakroom!  If I get more, I intend to print them off and frame the one I like most. 

Lizzie

You should get LOTS more as such a sad story and a good photo to work on.  Is there anywhere / scene she really liked?

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Post by: LizzieW on Friday 10 November 23 14:42 GMT (UK)
She liked animals, I don't know of any particular places she liked.  She lived in Connecticut.
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Post by: japeflakes on Friday 10 November 23 15:02 GMT (UK)

Will give restorers something to work on now. Good luck:
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Post by: LizzieW on Friday 10 November 23 15:11 GMT (UK)
Thank you very much.
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Post by: jim1 on Friday 10 November 23 17:05 GMT (UK)
Chose a park in CT which I thought might be appropriate.
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Post by: LizzieW on Friday 10 November 23 17:14 GMT (UK)
Thank you very much, that's lovely.
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Post by: RJ137 on Friday 10 November 23 17:44 GMT (UK)
These backgrounds locations are all popular tourist places in Connecticut (see renamed photo titles).
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Post by: LizzieW on Friday 10 November 23 18:05 GMT (UK)
Thank you, they're great.  She was born in Manchester CT and lived in Meriden CT, but not sure if there's anything around there.  We, went to Elizabeth Park many years ago when Jorgia was young, so that's quite appropriate.

Interestingly we went to the Dam when we were over there in September, not with Jorgia though, she was working.
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Post by: Treetotal on Friday 10 November 23 22:23 GMT (UK)
So sorry to hear about the tragic loss of your beautiful Granddaughter.  :-\
I hope the beautiful versions that you have here will give you great comfort.
Condolences to you and your Family.
Carol x
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Post by: Handypandy on Friday 10 November 23 22:37 GMT (UK)
One from me....
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Post by: McGroger on Saturday 11 November 23 04:29 GMT (UK)
That's beautiful, Andy.
Peter
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Post by: Handypandy on Saturday 11 November 23 08:03 GMT (UK)
Thanks Peter.
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Post by: LizzieW on Saturday 11 November 23 09:53 GMT (UK)
So sorry to hear about the tragic loss of your beautiful Granddaughter.  :-\
I hope the beautiful versions that you have here will give you great comfort.
Condolences to you and your Family.
Carol x

Thank you so much for your message.  Jorgia's death was such a shock to us all, especially as we had been in USA only 3 weeks before and spent time with her.  She was fit and well and to find no cause of death doesn't bring any closure really.
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Post by: LizzieW on Saturday 11 November 23 09:54 GMT (UK)
One from me....


Thank you, that is beautiful.  So many lovely ideas from everyone.
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Post by: Treetotal on Saturday 11 November 23 11:56 GMT (UK)
One from me....


Absolutely Gorgeous Andy. Well Done, you have done her proud  8)
Carol
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Post by: Handypandy on Saturday 11 November 23 21:06 GMT (UK)
Thanks Carol. To be fair, everyone made a good effort, the 'cut out' was far from straight forward.
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Post by: Keybob on Saturday 11 November 23 21:45 GMT (UK)
Jorgia 2018
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Post by: LizzieW on Sunday 12 November 23 09:25 GMT (UK)
Thank you very much, another great background for Jorgia.
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Post by: jmagarac on Tuesday 14 November 23 17:46 GMT (UK)
I did not see her in such a formal attire being set in a parklike or other setting. The warm glows to the lighting and dress to me suggested a ballroom.

Before any discussion occurs around the creation of this setting, I am readily admitting that it is totally computer generated. I simply programmed the computer to generate a ballroom backdrop. AI did the rest.  Although not a particular fan of AI - I also used a modest amount to sharpen her facial detail and refine them a bit from the rather lo-res original resolution.

So very sorry for you and your family's loss.
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Post by: LizzieW on Tuesday 14 November 23 18:40 GMT (UK)
That's lovely, thank you very much.  I guess the fact the original was taken in a cloakroom shows she was out somewhere.
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Post by: dublin1850 on Wednesday 15 November 23 08:07 GMT (UK)
In the past, when there was a death they could not explain, they sometimes called it a 'visitation from God'.
I am very sorry for your loss.
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Post by: LizzieW on Wednesday 15 November 23 11:29 GMT (UK)
Thank you.  I think nowadays with all the medical diagnostics etc. available, a cause of death should be found.  Even natural causes would be better than cause unknown.  It seems American autopsies are not as thorough as ones in the UK and they rely on sending tissue samples for analysis which takes weeks if not months for a result to come through.
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Post by: Whipby on Saturday 25 November 23 22:49 GMT (UK)
I’m so very sorry for your loss.  I can hardly imagine how you and the rest of Jorgia’s family must be feeling.  Such a shock for you all.
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Post by: LizzieW on Saturday 25 November 23 23:11 GMT (UK)
Thank you very much for your kind words and the background you've provided for the photo, it reminds me of a verse from the bible that was said at her funeral - "In my Father's house are many rooms..."

It is the shock of her sudden death without a cause that is causing us so much heartache, it just doesn't seem real, a fit healthy young woman of 26 who, apparently, just laid down and died, we can't get our heads round it, or the fact that we'll never see her again. :'(
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Post by: loord74 on Sunday 26 November 23 07:32 GMT (UK)
RIP
my try ...
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Post by: LizzieW on Sunday 26 November 23 09:31 GMT (UK)
Thank you very much, the surround suits her and her joie de vivre that she had.
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Post by: loord74 on Sunday 26 November 23 09:41 GMT (UK)
Thank you very much, the surround suits her and her joie de vivre that she had.

Glad To know that, RIP