death of a child

"The room blurred, and when I raised my head... gravity took the tears from my eyes and pulled them down my cheeks."

"My daughter was wheeled away to an operating theater. She took her last breaths there ― without me."

"I understand that it’s hard to watch someone in so much pain that as a friend you feel utterly helpless. But try not try to fix them, or give advice unless you yourself have walked in their shoes."

"No other parent should have to go through what I’ve gone through, and I want to do whatever I can to make sure they don’t."