The Gentle Ask

"No parent is ever prepared for the death of a child. Life, as we had known it, was over; shattered into a million pieces. And the pieces will never fit together in the same way again,"
observed Denice Klavano, in CMAJ as she comes to terms with the tragic death of her son who was a member of the Princess Louise Fusiliers. The illustration depicts the grieving mother. Graphite stick on paper.