To Brandon, from your Mommy

* EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is a letter written by Pamela Wiener to

her 3-year-old son, Brandon, who was one of the victims of last year’s

day-care center tragedy.

To my precious angel, Brandon:

I can’t believe it has been a year since you’ve been gone. I miss you so

much, you sweet angel. There isn’t a minute that goes by that you are not

in my thoughts. There isn’t anything that could fill the emptiness in my

heart. My heart is forever broken.

Daddy misses you more than his words can express and loves you eternally.

I know you have been watching over your sister, Shaya, because she is

always telling us that she talks to you and that you are her best friend.

She tells us how much you love her and how you give her hugs and kisses.

I find some comfort in knowing she is communicating with you and her

other angel friends. We enjoy hearing Shaya sing songs to us because they

are the same songs you, Daddy and I would sing together.

Your brother, Justin, misses you very much. Though it is very hard for

him to talk about it. Please watch over him, too.

Brandon, I am doing the best I can to be strong for our family. It is not

easy, though. I am trying hard to overcome the flashbacks and nightmares.

The days are long and the nights are lonely, but I have to take each day

a minute at a time and that is all I can do.

Oh how I wish you were here so I could hold you in my arms again. My

sweet angel, I miss you so much. I miss your bright smile, your

mischievousness, your love and affection and the sound of your voice

calling out for me.

Our lives will never be the same since you were taken from us so soon and

so tragically.

I will never understand why this happened and no one will ever know what

it has done to us, or ever understand how it feels to lose the most

precious thing in one’s life -- an adorable son who gave us so much to be

proud of.

You will always be in our hearts and in our thoughts, every second of

every day.

We love you, Brandon.

Mommy, Daddy, Justin and Shaya