"Difficult. Difficult. You can't imagine it. You can't even describe it in words. It's a process of repression. Everyone deals with it differently. I can hardly talk about him at all. I'd like to say much more, but it overwhelms me emotionally."
"That's why it's a process of denial, where you try to cope through everyday life, through many things that motivate you - work, family, your other sons. Of course, you love your children more than anything and want to give them as much stability, warmth, and security in life as possible."
"Such a loss naturally intensifies that even more. Of course, you then have greater fears. What else could happen?"
Michael Ballack, the former Chelsea and Germany midfielder, spoke publicly for the first time about the death of his 18-year-old son Emilio in August 2021. Emilio died in a quad bike accident in Portugal when the vehicle tipped backwards and crushed him following a family barbecue. Ballack described the grieving process as difficult and overwhelming, explaining that he copes through denial and everyday activities including work and family. He emphasized the parental responsibility to provide stability, warmth, and security to his remaining sons, while acknowledging that such loss intensifies fears about what else could happen.
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