My camera is dead

My digital camera is broken. I dropped it in the snow while hiking down Tsubakuro-dake, stepped on it, and it was completely buried in the snow. My friend dug it up, but it was too late. It doesn't work at all now. I always had it in my bag and have been taking photos almost every day― my garden, flowers, the sky, people, food, etc. I didn't think it would be so inconvenient not to have that camera. It was not a very good one, but I've been using it since 2003 ( got it before going to Vietnam!) and we went to many places together. It is obvious that I should buy a new one rather than having it repaired. Of course I want a better camera, but at the same time, feel like I shouldn't abandon my old camera.

燕岳下山中に雪の中にデジカメを落とし、踏んづけて、雪に埋めてしまった。掘り出してもらった時にはもう手遅れで動かなくなってしまっていた。たいしたカメラじゃないので、修理に出すより買ったほうがいいのはよくわかってるけど、長いこと使ったし、色んな所に一緒に行ったのでなんとなく裏切っちゃいけないような気がしてしまう。毎日持ち歩いて何でもカメラにおさめる生活が続いていたので、とても不便です。水曜も学校林作業でかわいらしい山野草をたくさん見つけたのにな。