John had requested a longer leave after his wife passed during the birth of their son. It had been a complicated birth, John had almost lost both his wife and his child. But, John was lucky to be able to hold one of them.

He sat with his baby resting on his chest, gently running his finger through the baby's delicate, soft hair.

John had felt like a piece of him had been torn apart when he was told his wife passed.. but now half of that missing piece had been filled.