Their son, Peter, was only 25 years old. Finding purpose in lossI can't recall exactly how many years it has been since I met Liz and Steve Alderman. "It's become something important and large and respected and that makes us feel really good," Liz said. "We needed to create our own memorial for Peter," Liz said, citing the millions of people who have experienced torture, terrorism or mass violence and no longer lead functional lives. "My child," Liz told me, her eyes welling up with tears that she somehow, in the way only a beyond-brave mother can, managed to hold back.

Source: CNN September 09, 2016 19:52 UTC