Tristan,

Mommy loves and misses you so much. It has been 10 years, almost to the day, since you passed away and not a day goes by that I do not think about you. Your daddy, brother, and sisters think about you all the time, too. I don’t understand why you had to go through all of the pain and sickness that you endured at such a young age. I think back and wonder if there was anything I could have done to stop you from being born so early. I wish I could hold you one more time and tell you how much I love you. Our lives will never be the same without you. I want you to know that even though you were only here for six and a half months, you changed our lives forever. I have found a way to focus some of my sadness and use it to help others. I am going to school to become a grief counselor. Every person that I help will be helped because of you. You will be in my heart forever. 

Love Always,
Mommy, age 29