This time, it’s not happening to someone else. Hovering over your head now is a pain that can’t be explained or understood—a pain that takes your breath away, that burns inside you like nothing you’ve ever felt before, a pain that squeezes and suffocates you. As a mom, you tell yourself it was your job to protect him and wrap him in a bubble. You’d give anything to hear him laugh again, to look him straight in the eyes one more time, and to tell him a thousand times how much you love him.
But in the hardest moments, remember that you couldn’t have changed the course of events. Fate sometimes deals harsh blows to the best of people, and they say—so they say—that this kind of ordeal only happens to those whom life deems strong enough to weather it.
Know that many of us admire your strength and your determination to find the light amid all this darkness, and all the positivity you’re working so hard to bring out of it. Know that you and your little one have taught many people a great lesson—a life lesson that has touched us all and inspires us to truly enjoy life. From now on, we’ll savor every second.
Know also that you have every right to break down and feel devastated. There have been difficult days, and unfortunately there will be more, but the number of hands reaching out to you far outweighs them. Take them, hold on to them, and cling to them for as long as it takes. You are beautiful, you are strong, and he didn’t choose you as his mom for nothing.
May the path ahead bring you peace, dry your tears, and above all, bring a little smile to your face when you think of the beautiful memories your son has left you.
And you, dear readers, go quickly and hug your children as if there were no tomorrow. Because you never know…
As a gesture of sympathy, show that this loss will not be in vain. Share a precious moment with your children. May this flood of photos show you that your son is capable of great things, even from the other side.