05/21/2023
In the last 24 hours our lives have turned upside down and our hearts are left completely shattered. Yesterday we lost our sweet Jakey-Boy unexpectedly to a rapid end stage mast cell tumor. We had zero warning. No time for a bucket list. No chance for a last set of family photos. We are a bit lost in shock, confusion, grief, and a constant sense of overwhelming loss. Jake is our first born, our oldest child, our goofy comedic relief, our beautiful golden boy. Our home and our little family feels incomplete. This is and will continue to be a difficult adjustment for all of us, Jake was the glue. We know he is no longer suffering and we are grateful for that. But it doesnāt soothe the parts of us that feel angry and robbed, we had so much left to experience together. We held him and kissed him as he left our earthly plane, and we missed him as soon as he took his last breath. Tomorrow is never guaranteed, so please hug your babies a little tighter for us and for Jake today. He was the goodest boy. š©¶