The start of another school year is really, really hard for me, John.

My beautiful butterfly Dylan should be starting high school next week. There are simply no words to express how much I miss him, how much it hurts to watch his classmates grow up while all I can do is kiss the urn with my baby boy's ashes every morning and every night.

I often tried to minimize my pain, but the loss of a child is just incomparable. It's a feeling that part of you – your inner "you," your soul – has been slashed from your existence. And no matter what I do – even as I work to avert school shooting threats and save lives – I know I will never get Dylan back. The hole in my heart can never be filled.

But this mission comes before me, and it's my responsibility now to make sure no other parent has to live with this unbearable pain – with a heart that never stops bleeding.

That's why I need your help – and why it has to be today. We only have until midnight to reach our crucial $350,000 back-to-school funding goal, and right now, we're still short. Please, can I count on you to help me honor Dylan by donating now to protect more children from gun violence this school year?

Please give $10, or as much as you can, to Sandy Hook Promise before midnight. Every dollar you donate will make such a difference in our work to save precious lives from gun violence.

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I often think of the different choices I could have made that might have saved Dylan. I can't go back and choose differently, but you can make a choice now that prevents gun violence from tearing other families apart.

Thank you so much for your support – it truly means the world to me.

With love,

Nicole Hockley (Dylan's mom)



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