Kathy Horvat, Dad. (PEOPLE 2025)

This photo was taken on recent travels with my dad in Istanbul. It was the first time he used a walking stick. Tired and weak, he garnered all the strength he had to slowly climb the tunnels of the Hagia Sophia mosque to reach the top. Frail but determined.

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