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.
I can't imagine. As a father of two adults, I just can't imagine.
Thanks for sharing your story and grief...
Count me among those such as yourselves who know too well the loss the Hanson family is enduring and will continue to endure. It is a loss that never goes away.
Prayers to the Hanson family, that they may find comfort in God’s promise of being reunited again. May their burden be eased as they find their new “normal”. In Jesus’ name.