I hope the kid just gets a chance to not think about what happened for 3 hours. I personally went through something similar and going to work and doing something that you good at does help.
I can't agree enough. I lost my brother in May after a brief illness and the Gallup news really hit close to home when I heard it.
If I could give him any advice, it's that moving forward with your life does help in the healing process.
You never get over it, but you get used to it. And I am sure Gallup's brother would want him to play, too. As others have said, we have your back, Michael!