Old Wounds....

It's amazing how many years it has been since Brian has passed away. I can still picture his 16 year old face, and can't help but wonder what it would look like now. What would his life been like if he hadn't been taken so soon from us. Would he have been a great father like his own? Teaching his sons to love hockey as he did? Would his daughters have his fun smile? Losing Brian was the first time I experienced raw pain, and I suppose I will always have a gut wrenching feeling when I think of him. But it prepared me for the reality of losing people we loved, something we all face.