Ann Arbor — Tammi Carr and her youngest son, Chad, the bright towhead with the big smile, used to talk a lot about heaven.
The day before he died in November from diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), an inoperable tumor in a small area of the brain stem, he spent hours dividing his candy for family members.
“It was like he was sorting his possessions,” Tammi said.
Everyone eventually left, and Tammi was alone with her son, who along with his parents had prayed for a miracle.
“And when we realized that was not the plan, we prayed for him to not be in pain,” Tammi said.