Ten years after Sandy Hook, a mother's grief and healing

A gentle animal lover

A circular memorial pool honoring the Sandy Hook victims opened near the school last month. Single white roses rested on each name this week.

Nearby, sits the 34-acre Catherine Violet Hubbard Animal Sanctuary that Hubbard founded in honor of her daughter, who loved animals.

Hubbard remembers Catherine as "fiercely determined," "gentle" and "compassionate."

Sometimes, she finds herself wanting to know what 16-year-old Catherine would be like, but tries to stop herself.

"I will never understand why that's not possible in my life, but I carry with me the six years that she shared with me and the memories," Hubbard says.

AFP