RE: Reality
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When my mum was in hospital having cancer treatment for a few weeks I went in every day to sit with her. As I made my way through the oncology ward each day I'd see this little bald kid sitting in bed or in the little common-room playing. On the first day I smiled and he waved back. Over the next couple days we started talking and eventually I'd sit and draw, play Lego or read with him - It was a good break from sitting with my mum which was quite stressful.
After a couple weeks of doing so I went in as usual one day and he was gone. Departed. He was seven years old.
I learned a lot from that kid; A lot about perspective, inner strength, fear and resignation. I think people who are at death's door have much to teach us - Even if that is to cherish life.
It's really hard to accept, kids have the most sacred minds in this world, when something bad happened to them it's really hard to accept. This is their world & they are the most important parts of their parents.
I really don't know how those parents feelings are, they might be broken inside hoping & begging to God to save their kids. Reality is always hard to accept, but that's the way of life.
Life will end for all of us; I think what makes it harder when it happens to kids is that they haven't really had much of a life. It's clearly difficult to deal with and I don't envy parents who go through it.