I am so sorry for the heartbreak that your family endured. I actually read your post multiple times then stared at that beautiful picture for a good 5 minutes. It’s crazy how quickly it all can change but I want to tell you something. This isn’t to “make it better”, the past is the past and we cannot change it, but…

I hear you. The giant ball of sunshine on the left in this photo is my grandmother, pictured here with my father. In photos she consistently radiates this incredible, infectious joy. A few years after this photo was taken, her family - my grandfather, her, and her three young children - went for a Sunday drive. A…