Sam loved food and everything about it — eating it, sure, but also cooking it. He was known for his outstanding chili, and he wanted to be a chef when he grew up.
And then he died of a brain tumor at the age of 8.
No, this is not a story with a fairytale ending — but we think it’s a story that anyone with children or grandchildren or simply a love of children should hear, because it is not an uncommon story and it can happen to any child — any family — at any moment.