Stanford junior dies in fall while hiking in Spain

Please forward this to the Nee family, if possible.
I lost my daughter in 2006 when she was 18 years old. She was working as an au pair in Paris France after graduating from Presentation High School because she wanted to take a break before going to College and also wanted to learn French fluently. She got locked out of the family's apartment when they went away for the weekend and she tried climbing from the 9th floor window to the 7th floor window on the outside of the building and fell to her death. She was just trying to solve her problem. Having a child die is inconsolable. After 13 years, I still think of Barbara every day. People don't know what to say to you. And the thing I always hate is when people ask "How many children do you have?" How are you suppose to answer that? My life changed after Barbara died and has never been the same. Plus, when you have kids, you think about them every day; how are you supposed to not think about them once they have died? You don't - at least I don't. The most helpful thing I can suggest is to find a grief group. I'm sane today because of the support of my friends, family and joining a grief group. The one I joined was the one through the Bill Wilson center - Centre for Living with Dying. I went for a year. Please think about it. My prayers are with you and take care. -Ann

This story broke my heart, not only because I knew of this young man a little, but also because the lost promise of any young person, their passions and gifts leaves a hole in our collective future. A life well-lived to any age is a precious contribution, and, too be sure, grief can be worked out picking up a lost one's threads of passion and weaving legacy. But the hole remains. My heart goes out to Mischa Nee's family, his friends and teachers. - a Stanford alum