Last week, one of my sons went through a tough time in his young and otherwise happy life. As a father, it was heartbreaking to see him in pain and to hold his hand in operating room.<\/p>\n
He walked straight onto the top of that operating bed, no hesitation, no fear in his eyes. Just a quiet determination, like he was ready to just get it over with. It was incredible to watch, a testament to his spirit.<\/p>\n
My heart ached, a knot of emotion tightening in my chest as I watched him, so brave and so daring. He\u2019s so cute, my beautiful, loving boy. Tears started to flow, a mix of helplessness and immense pride. So incredibly proud of you, my beautiful son, for being so incredibly brave.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo Brave\u201d is a song for my boy. Love you son.<\/p>\n
So Brave<\/strong><\/p>\nCold room, a quiet fear,\nYou, on the bed, so near.\nNo tremble, no delay,\nJust ready for the day.<\/p>\nBrave boy, my heart\u2019s in pain,\nWatching you, through falling rain\nOf tears. So proud, it\u2019s true,\nMy beautiful son, that\u2019s you.<\/p>\nYour hand in mine, then softly gone,\nAs sleep takes hold, moving on.\nMy grip grows light, my breath held tight,\nWishing I could share your fight.<\/p>\n\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShare<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tembed : <\/label>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t×<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tUpdate Required<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTo play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin<\/a>.\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"He walked straight onto the top of that operating bed, no hesitation, no fear in his eyes. Just a quiet determination, like he was ready to just get it over with. It was incredible to watch, a testament to his spirit.<\/p>\nMy heart ached, a knot of emotion tightening in my chest as I watched him, so brave and so daring. He\u2019s so cute, my beautiful, loving boy. Tears started to flow, a mix of helplessness and immense pride. So incredibly proud of you, my beautiful son, for being so incredibly brave.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":5527,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_cat":[60],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-6189","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","product_cat-cd"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.laopress.com\/press\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/6189","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.laopress.com\/press\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.laopress.com\/press\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.laopress.com\/press\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6189"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.laopress.com\/press\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/6189\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6202,"href":"https:\/\/www.laopress.com\/press\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/6189\/revisions\/6202"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.laopress.com\/press\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5527"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.laopress.com\/press\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6189"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.laopress.com\/press\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=6189"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.laopress.com\/press\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=6189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Cold room, a quiet fear,\nYou, on the bed, so near.\nNo tremble, no delay,\nJust ready for the day.<\/p>\n
Brave boy, my heart\u2019s in pain,\nWatching you, through falling rain\nOf tears. So proud, it\u2019s true,\nMy beautiful son, that\u2019s you.<\/p>\n
Your hand in mine, then softly gone,\nAs sleep takes hold, moving on.\nMy grip grows light, my breath held tight,\nWishing I could share your fight.<\/p>\n
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My heart ached, a knot of emotion tightening in my chest as I watched him, so brave and so daring. He\u2019s so cute, my beautiful, loving boy. Tears started to flow, a mix of helplessness and immense pride. So incredibly proud of you, my beautiful son, for being so incredibly brave.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":5527,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_cat":[60],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-6189","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","product_cat-cd"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.laopress.com\/press\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/6189","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.laopress.com\/press\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.laopress.com\/press\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.laopress.com\/press\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6189"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.laopress.com\/press\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/6189\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6202,"href":"https:\/\/www.laopress.com\/press\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/6189\/revisions\/6202"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.laopress.com\/press\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5527"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.laopress.com\/press\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6189"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.laopress.com\/press\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=6189"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.laopress.com\/press\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=6189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}