I have definitely learned a lot from the wisdom of our children. They are the source of strength and fortitude for us.

In the need to preserve the innocence of our children, we tried to shield them from most of the information on David’s illness. However, they picked up so much and my older daughter even knew the name of David’s doctors and some of his medications.  Eventually, I realized I needed to be more open with them.

So yesterday when my older daughter heard me crying, I did not pretend that I was not. She asked “are you crying because of Daddy?”. I said yes and she ran over and gave me the tightest hug and kiss. I felt a soothing relief and also realized that David’s legacy will truly live on in our children since they have so much of his loving personality.

Later in the day, while speaking with one of our good family friends, she told me that after she informed her five year old daughter of David’s passing, her daughter asked if they can share their Dad with my children. That melted my heart!