My daughter found my late brother’s toys – and suddenly she recognized him

My brother died long before my youngest child was born. But his old toys have created a wedge over time, so she can still get to know him.

May 25th is the worst day of the year for me. It’s been like this since the morning my mother called and said my brother had died in his sleep.

I was getting ready for a child’s birthday party. It was May 25th, six years ago.