Brandi Abrams

We all have our own personal tragedies; life is perpetually challenging and full of the unknown. It’s hard to live under so much stress, or live impoverished, or deal with repressed mental health issues. We all struggle, and we all think that our personal struggles are paramount to the struggles of everyone else. Then, after witnessing a true tragedy, one is forced to consider just how insignificant our own struggles are, even when our struggles are horrible.

Losing a 16 month old child is a horrible thing; it’s something unbearable to even consider. But when it happens to someone who you care for and respect, someone you spend time with every week, it is impossible to ignore how fleeting and random and brutally unfair life can be. My friend’s baby died yesterday. He was perfect in every way.  Perfectly healthy, perfectly loved and perfectly cared for. She and her husband went to the emergency room at 8 A.M. with a sick baby, 10 hours later their perfect boy had lost his life to bacterial meningitis. My friend has suffered such a disgusting and mortal wound, and there is no way to make anything better. I feel heartbroken and helpless. Everyone around me feels heartbroken and helpless.  

Since my issues have been put into clear perspective, I encourage you to embrace the people you love, thank the people who love you, treasure the life that courses through your veins, and live each second. Life is fleeting, don’t wait for a tragedy to remind you.  

If you would like to help the family, donations are being accepted at:  GoFundMe.com/RememberHugo