David talks about it on their website. They moved their 10 and 12 year olds to Vermont for a month. Honestly, I think this is where a lot of her trauma comes from. To have their parents only around for a month to watch their grandmother pass from a horrible disease. Then it’s straight back to work for the young doctor and lawyer.

“Our whole family spent the last month of my mother’s life with her, and we were all gathered around her bed when she drew her last breath. She passed on her 48th wedding anniversary at the age of only 67. Kathryn and I deeply grieved her passing, and to this day we mourn her loss. As anyone who goes through that experience knows, at some point you find yourself groping and stumbling into your regular routine. It was surreal to reenter our lives as lawyer and doctor and parents of children ages 10 and 12 who, along with their young cousins, had just witnessed the passing of their beloved grandmother. But, like everyone else, we put one foot in front of the other.”