Getting together as a family when a cherished loved one was lost during the year and won’t be there, can feel daunting.

As an about-to-be first-time father, Ted Yang felt he had it all: married to the love of his life, a fulfilling and lucrative career, and an instant family with triplets on the way.

It all changed in the blink of an eye with premature birth, a death, and years-long struggle to keep a child alive.