A cancer patient holds his newborn child while his wife, in a hospital gown of her own, looks on. They are a modern version of the holy family. The man is bald from his chemo treatments, making his resemblance to his child that much more striking. Robert was keenly aware that he could not have children because of his own cancer treatments. For the patient in this image, whose future is uncertain, a newborn child is a precious gift of life and love.