My 28-year-old son was healthy, active, and full of life. He loved sports and regularly played football. On August 20th, 2021, while playing football, he suddenly collapsed. None of us could understand what was happening. We rushed him in an ambulance and took him to four different hospitals, hoping someone would save him. Tragically, no hospital helped him in time, and he passed away on the way due to cardiac arrest. He had received both of his vaccines and had never shown any serious health problems before. His sudden death shocked our entire family.
Even now, every morning feels unreal. I wake up feeling like he is still sleeping in his room, like he will wake up any moment. My heart refuses to accept that he is gone. My younger son is also struggling deeply and finds it very hard to move on. My husband has fallen into depression and is taking medication just to cope with the pain.
Sometimes I feel so miserable that I am still alive while my son is not. He was just beginning his life, full of dreams, hopes, and plans for the future. It feels incredibly unfair that someone so young and full of potential was taken away so suddenly.
Life feels cruel and unjust. People who are seriously ill sometimes wish for death, yet it is young, healthy people who leave this world too soon. I don’t think I will ever fully recover from this loss. Every single day feels like a battle—I am alive, but inside, a part of me feels like it is dying again and again.
The smiling face you see in the photo is my older son, the one who passed away. Last Christmas, we sat together and shared a meal as a family. This Christmas, he is no longer with us. The emptiness he has left behind can never be filled.
Please love your family, hold them close, and cherish every moment you have together—because you never know when someone you love may suddenly be gone.
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