In early January a tragic accident occurred during a hockey game at my sons’ school. In the midst of a most ordinary play, a 16-year-old player sustained a fatal injury.
The incident left teachers, coaches, and parents from two schools and their surrounding communities reeling and wrestling with how to support, speak, grieve, and move through the unimaginable. “How is your son doing?” a friend asks.
Her answers are as uncertain as mine: “He seems OK. I don’t know — it’s hard to tell.” My teenage sons don’t share much on a good day.
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