it s in the air every day, every moment, should it come back, we ll be there for him. the postcards will come back. so tell jeff who came to visit in the past reporter: but for now, they live in the moment. april 15th, 2010, eden and tybee s 5th birthday, the the counsel has convened in brooklyn to celebrate life and the very special community bruce has built for his girls. dear tybee and eden, we never know when our last word may come, so i beg of you, be washed in love every day, with family, with friends, with your counsel of dads. and whatever adventures your take, i ll be whispering in your
what song do we sing? dear friend, as you know, i recently learned that i have a seven-inch cancerous tumor in my left leg. that afternoon tybee and eden would just turn 3, came running to greet me, laughing, giggling, falling to the ground. i crumbled. i kept imagining all the walks i might not take with them, the ballet recitals i might not see, but they wonder where i was, i thought what they yearn for my voice. i believe eden and tybee will have plenty of opportunities in their lives. they ll have each other, but they may not have me. they may not have their dad.
to challenge them to always ask questions. and then linda, who would be in charge of them all. the council, now formed, snapped into action. being surrounded by these male voices, watching the girls relate to them was really fascinating and enriching. reporter: this sounds also great and you know, i think we all crave something like this in our lives, but a lot of it is predicated on bruce not being around anymore. it s where it originated, but it s not where it went. you are safe now, don t worry. reporter: in the months to come, each man assumed his role and began making special connections to eden and tybee. we sat down. we were talking about who these men are, and they were going through it. oh, yeah, there s tadpole, we went tadpole fishing with them. and tractor jack. he took us skiing. okay. and there s chocolate chip david because he likes to make chocolate chip cookies with us. so already even in their minds,
through the swiss alps singing gospel songs at the top of our lungs. being a traveler involves diving truly into the culture that you re visiting. it means interacting with a country s people. it means trying its foods. it means listening to its music. reporter: and that s the spirit bruce wanted jeff to teach eden and tybee. i will get them out of their comfort zone and help them see the world. reporter: it would take five more men to complete the council. childhood buddy ben edwards to show the girls where their dad came from. college roommate max styer to help them live life with passion. poet josh ramo to make them take time to reflect on life. business partner david black, to teach them to never give up, and close confidant ben sherwood
college roommate max to help them live life with passion. poet josh to make them take time to reflect on light. business partner david black to teach them to never give up. and close confidante, ben sherwood to challenge them to always ask questions. and then linda, who would be in charge of them all. the council now formed snapped into action. you re safe now. don t worry. reporter: in the months to come, each man assumed his role and began making special connections to eden and tiby. we sat down and we were talking about the who these men are, and they were going through it. they re like, oh, yeah, tadpole and tractor jack and he took us skiing. okay. and there s chocolate chip david because he likes to make chocolate chip cookies with us. so already even in their minds, each of them has a personality that they already associate with them.