Long before I was a mom, I empathized with people experiencing tragedy.
Now that I have children, the empathy often results in tears: mine. Talking to someone who has lost a child can rob me of air, it can force the elephant in the room to take up residence on my heart.
In a recent conversation, a man, a father said to me, “Enjoy every second with your kids, you never know when they might be taken away from you.” Dr. Robert Okerblom knows what he is talking about.
Here is his story.
