The Loss of a Child: One Father’s Story
The Dad Edge Podcast
Larry Hagner
4.8 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 23 July 2020
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
Having a special needs child is one of the biggest challenges a parent can face. But the death of a child is so inconceivably painful, many of us can’t bear the thought of it. Today we talk to a man who has endured both.
Zane Shook’s baby had all the chips stacked against him. The doctor gave Zane and his wife the option to abort, but despite the odds, they committed to having their child. Wyatt was born with a chromosomal disorder and severe birth defects that prevented him from ever speaking. He was mentally challenged and unable to walk, but that didn’t keep him from laughing and enjoying life. Wyatt courageously fought to live, but just shy of his eighteenth birthday, he lost the fight.
Zane Shook talks about the little warrior his son was, the joy Wyatt brought to his life, and how he survived the insurmountable grief of losing him. You will want to pay close attention to this special episode.
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| 0:00.0 | We are men. We are warriors. We are dads with a purpose. Dads with an edge. We sharpen our skills so we can show up best for others. |
| 0:14.0 | We have one shot in life to be a dad. |
| 0:20.0 | Why not make it epic? |
| 0:25.0 | Hey, what's going on guys? |
| 0:29.0 | Hey, what's going on guys? Welcome to the Dad Edge Podcast. |
| 0:30.0 | I'm Larry Hagner, your host and founder of this show. |
| 0:34.0 | What an honor, what an honor it is to interview men who are operating just literally at all levels. |
| 0:40.0 | This is your first time here. |
| 0:42.0 | This is Thursday throwdown. |
| 0:45.0 | Thursday throwdown is where I get the opportunity, I get the honor, I get the privilege of |
| 0:49.8 | interviewing someone who I like to just call the everyday dad, right? |
| 0:54.8 | The everyday dad who's in the trenches with us, who live life just like we do, and who face everyday obstacles just like we do. And today I'm really |
| 1:07.2 | excited to feature a guest that I have seen in our community for years. I mean I |
| 1:11.1 | think back to when we had maybe a few hundred guys and I remember |
| 1:15.4 | this gentleman from even then and I've seen him in other groups and he just |
| 1:20.9 | continues to inspire. |
| 1:22.9 | And I don't know how long, |
| 1:24.8 | I don't know why it took me so long, |
| 1:26.4 | but I finally just reached out to this gentleman. |
| 1:28.4 | And I said, you gotta come on the show. |
| 1:29.7 | You have to come on the show and share your experiences, your story because from what I can tell and I have to be honest, I don't know all the ins and outs when it comes to this man's life and what he's been through with his son. But I've seen his posts and I've seen how much |
| 1:46.6 | this means to him and I've just seen him inspire so many men and I'm really excited today to interview him. This is episode |
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