[Dear readers: \u00a0this piece is part of a series of three fictional articles about human loss and suffering. \u00a0The first two present actual religious rationales for dealing with suffering that I have heard from religious friends. \u00a0The final one stresses reliance on human aid and makes no attempt to explain away the loss and brutality that we sometimes face in life.]<\/p>\n
A family in Iowa is grieving the loss of their son, Zachary Sandvig, 2.\u00a0 Zachary died of hyperthermia after being left in the family minivan while his mother was at work.\u00a0 His mother apparently forgot to drop him off at daycare and discovered him as she got in her car after work.<\/p>\n
Polk County Child Services, the Johnston Police Department and the family\u2019s Unitarian fellowship are working together to help the family through this unbearable loss.\u00a0 Forty-nine children in the United States died of heatstroke after they were left in hot cars in 2010.\u00a0 Memorial contributions can be made to Safe Kids USA, an organization that works to reduce accidental deaths of children.<\/p>\n
Zachary\u2019s mother, Emily Sandvig, a 5th grade teacher in Johnston, Iowa, is recovering at home with her family and friends.\u00a0 \u201cWe have to help Zach\u2019s sister, Emma, now\u201d, she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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