The question…
The question has been posed … “Would it be harder to lose a child after being prepared and expecting it to happen, or suddenly without warning like we lost Tate?” I don’t think you can compare pain…each experience is unique and the pain experienced by the survivors is beyond what they think they can endure. However, I am thankful we didn’t know we were going to lose our precious little man. We have so many happy and joyful memories of our time with him. If we’d known our time was limited I don’t think we could have enjoyed those times as thoroughly as we did. Tate would have sensed our remorse and every experience would have been tainted with sadness. Travis and Brandi, you couldn’t have loved Tate any more than you did/do. You couldn’t have taken more care of him or given him more fun experiences than you did. Tate’s time here on earth was filled with love and joy and you gave him that precious life experience. Brandi, I’m sure Tate is blowing kisses to his beloved Mommy today. You gave him life and you gave him joy. Thank you for sharing those experiences with us. Thank you for including us in his final preparations. Those were tender moments we’ll never forget. I love you tons and tons and am so proud to call you daughter. Happy Mothers Day!!!
