HEARTBREAKING BIRTHDAY MOMENT: Just Now — Erika Kirk stood onstage holding her birthday cake, smiling for the crowd while quietly falling apart inside. It was her first birthday without Charlie — no embrace, no whispered blessing, no shared breath over the candles. When the applause faded, the silence shattered her composure, tears slipping down her face as everyone realized… this celebration was really a moment of courage in the middle of grief.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY — but it didn’t feel like one.The room was full, the lights bright,...