In the wake of an unfathomable loss, Francine Lobis Wheeler must navigate grieving in the public eye.
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this tragedy to be the same short flurry of attention that we are used to followed by the same long-term nothing that we are used to. i sat down today with david and francine wheeler, who lost one of their two sons, 6-year-old ben at sandy hook. there s been a lot of focus from newtown united, which is now sandy hook promise on the process of not rushing, not taking political stands, not giving thumbs-up or thumbs-down to any policies that are debating. meanwhile, policy debate is moving fast. how do you two feel about that, that emphasis on process on the conversation on being deliberate, slow about it? well, we have to do this. and i say we casually, because, you know, i m i should assume now that i m part of this group, i suppose. i think that s safe to say. but the core members and the executive group, they feel very, very strongly that this approach that they take has to be different. you heard tim makris say it, that it can t be the same thing that has done in the past beca
some people have written some amazing letters to me, wonderful, wonderful letters that i think are going to help him as he goes through this. because as i said before, he is in this for the long haul. this is with him forever. and how he deals with that, how we sort of help him deal with that going forward is a big, big chore. but he is he ll get there. and he is grieving. oh, yeah, no question. there is no question. he is doing it his way. and he also was there. so, you know, he has a lot he is struggling with. what grade is nate in? fourth. he is in fourth, and ben was first. yeah. he was in the gym at the time. he did tell us one day he would write a book about this. he did say he was going to write a book. i believe him. we re talking to publishers now. [ laughter ] david and francine wheeler who lost their 6-year-old ben at sandy hook elementary school last month. they were speaking with me today in newtown, connecticut there is more. we ll be right b