Terrible thing. I lost a child several years ago, and while I don’t know how it is for them, it is the hardest thing I have ever been through.
Oh, FRiend, I can’t imagine your loss, our children are our life, so sorry...
Sadly, I am a member of that reluctant fraternity. When I lost my daughter, it was shortly after her 21st birthday. That was 21 years ago, and several times each day she still visits my mind and my heart.
I learned a lot, then, including a few things I can never forget. One was that C.S. Lewis called God the cosmic sadist, after the death of his wife, in his book, A Grief Observed.. Another was that Victor Hugo wrote a series of poems after the tragic death of his daughter.
I am sure that Dad Hanson would be overwhelmed if everyone who admires him and his family only knew how to reach him, myself among them.
What has been to me a constant comfort is what I found out so may years ago to be true :
"Next to Love, Sympathy is the noblest passion of the heart."
Peace and comfort to you, Mr. Hanson, and our deepest sympathy and my prayers are with you and your family.
Indeed I have heard and can easily imagine it is the toughest thing any human has to endure. All I can offer VDH and you is my heartfelt condolences and prayers of support.