When Jesse Robertson’s mom, Donna, died from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, often referred to as ALS, in April, he wanted to remember her smiling. His favorite photo of his mom from 40 years ago, always made the now 47-year-old happy and he wanted to keep it. Robertson lives in Minneapolis, and Donna lived in California, but he visited her often.
During his final trip home for her funeral, he wanted a copy of his favorite picture to take home. Sadly, getting a decades-old copy made in photo quality seemed almost impossible. That is until Robertson walked into Mike’s Camera in Menlo Park. The mom-and-pop business changed his life forever.
Robertson explained in a TikTok video that he had tried to get a copy of Donna’s photo from every big-name store in town with no luck. When he finally stopped at Mike’s Camera, an employee named Christian assured Robertson he could make the copy. He just had one problem — it would take a few days…