Thank you first of all for sharing this experience.
I don't believe in coincidence, but I do believe there is a reason for everything. I also believe that good can come from what many would say is a sad, bad situation. It can make us stronger, evaluate and enrich our own lives. Pull families closer together. It makes us into what we become....positive or negative...our choice. Life, death, and all between, it's there to experience and learn from.