Heaven sent
Taking the book out of my hands, my son Camden looked at me.
‘I want to do it Mum,’ he said, turning the page.
Sat quietly, I listened to Camden, nine, read a bedtime story to his little sister Avalon, four.
‘She’s asleep now, good job buddy,’ I whispered a while later, as Camden finished the tale and we snuck out of Avalon’s bedroom.
Camden was a doting big brother and always as good as gold.
He adored Avalon and his brother Maxwell, 19 months.
He was always trying to make them laugh by goofing around.
One Sunday in March 2018, we decided to visit family for Easter.
I loaded the kids into my SUV and set off for Stephen, Minnesota, USA – my partner Bryan, 32, would meet us up there later.
We hit the road, but as I was driving, it started to snow.
I struggled to keep control of
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