Tonight our heart is with Melodie, who at age 33 has lost her husband and soulmate. Tonight our heart is with Reece, six weeks from birth, who will never get to meet his father. Tonight we sit in stunned silence, unable to speak. Tonight we look for reasons, knowing they will not be found. Tonight we cry. Tonight we feel helpless. Tonight we cannot find hope. Tonight we feel angry. Tonight we feel unbearable loss. Tonight we hope is a nightmare, and tomorrow will undo today. All the time knowing, tomorrow will become today, and today will become tonight. And on that night, our heart will be with Melodie…

We cannot begin to understand what you feel right now
But we stand, here beside you, here for whatever you need
We cannot begin to understand the depth of your pain
And yet our hearts ache down to the depths of our soul
We cannot begin to understand the darkness in which you sit
But our night, this night around us, has never been darker
We cannot begin to understand how hopeless it all seems
And yet hope has never seemed farther from us

We cannot begin to love Reece like you will
But we will love him with all our heart,
and all of the Greg that will live in him

We love you Mel.