Eric's Last Wishes Part 3

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'I CANNOT IMAGINE A DAY OF MY LIFE WITHOUT YOU'
Late on the Friday before this past Memorial Day, Heather Jacobs sat in her kitchen and logged on to Facebook.

It had been more than three years since her husband, Eric Jacobs, died in a plane crash when she was seven months pregnant. Now, the children were growing up: Brayden, the oldest, would be in fifth grade soon. Ella, the youngest, had turned into a sassy 3-year-old, a girly girl with a tomboy streak.

But Heather was alone.

She'd had plenty of help. Eric's brother Ryan had moved in soon after the crash and helped raise the kids, just as Eric had instructed. But Ryan had to live his own life. Grandparents visited, relieving Heather so she could have a day — or a week — free from parenting. Friends would take the children to the park, help with housework. Money wasn't a problem. She worked part time at the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, and workers' compensation and life insurance put the family in a comfortable financial spot.

On this evening, Heather sat in front of a glowing laptop at her Polk City home. The family had moved there from Ankeny in 2008, to a big house she had built with plenty of play space for her five kids. But now, Heather was feeling down. No sane man would date a 34-year-old widow with five kids, Heather figured. And when she looked in the mirror, she didn't like what she saw — five pregnancies take their toll.

On Facebook, a chat icon popped up: an old high school friend who'd moved out of state. She asked how Heather was coping.

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aww that was so sweet ,it really touched my heart .