December is really, really hard for me, John.

Next Saturday marks seven years since my beautiful butterfly Dylan was murdered. There are simply no words to express how much I miss him.

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 secure every dollar of our Giving Tuesday match, and right now, we're still $514,095 short. Please, can I count on you to help me honor Dylan by donating now to have your gift doubled to protect more children from gun violence?

Please, before this Giving Tuesday match expires, donate $10, or as much as you can, to Sandy Hook Promise. Every dollar you give before midnight will be doubled to protect more children from gun violence.

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I often think of the different choices I could have made that might have saved my baby boy. 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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