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HAS FORCED A YOUNG BOY TO GROW UP FAST, AND HE’S HANDLING IT WITH MATURITY BEYOND HIS YEARS. AT JUST 15-YEARS-OLD, DAKOTA SUMMER IS LIVING THROUGH A TRAGEDY HARD TO MAKE SENSE OF, A SUDDEN LOSS NO CHILD SHOULD HAVE TO ENDURE. >> I NEVER EXPECTED TO LOSE BOTH PARENTS. I WAS PREPARED FOR ONE OF THEM, BUT I WASN’T PREPARED FOR THE OTHER. HELENA: LATE LAST MONTH, DAKOTA’S DAD, DANIEL SUMMER, DIED BY SUICIDE INSIDE HIS FORT THOMAS HOME. NOT EVEN THREE WEEKS AFTER THAT, DAKOTA’S MOTHER PASSED FOLLOWING A LONG, COURAGEOUS BATTLE WITH BREAST CANCER. JENNIFER SUMMER WAS 41-YEARS-OLD. ALTHOUGH A TIME OF UNIMAGINABLE PAIN FOR THIS BOY AND HIS FAMILY, IT’S ALSO BEEN FILLED WITH LOVE, HOPE, AND FAR-REACHING SUPPORT. >> IF WE DIDN’T HAVE THIS, YOU KNOW, IT WOULD BE A MUCH, MUCH DIFFERENT SITUATION. HELENA: HIS MOTHER’S HEARTFELT OBITUARY TOUCHING PEOPLE NATIONWIDE, EVEN GAINING NATIONAL ATTENTION FROM "THE TODAY SHOW" JUST YESTERDAY. IT DESCRIBES JENNIFER AS A WOMAN WHO SAID I LOVE YOU OFTEN, MADE FRIENDS DAILY, A FREE SPIRIT, ARTIST, AND LOVER OF MERMAIDS. BUT ABOVE ANYTHING ELSE, BEING A MOTHER WAS HER GREATEST JOY. >> PEOPLE WE DON’T KNOW WE GET CARDS FROM. WE HAVE NO IDEA WHO THEY ARE, SAYING WHAT A DIFFERENCE JENNIFER MADE IN THEIR LIFE. HELENA: DEBBIE REKER WAS JENNIFER’S AUNT AND MAIN CAREGIVER. SHE SAYS THE OBITUARY WAS SPOT ON. >> SHE WAS BEYOND WONDERFUL, AND TO EXPLAIN IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. HELENA: THE SUPPORT HAS PROMPTED GOFUNDME’S AND OTHER FORMS OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT ARE BEING SENT THE FAMILY’S WAY. DAKOTA SAYS THIS HAS TAUGHT HIM TO NOT SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF AND TO ONLY TAKE WITH HIM THE GOOD BOTH OF HIS PARENTS LEFT BEHIND. >> THEY WERE JUST GOOD PARENTS. WHAT SEEMED LIKE SUCH A BIG DEAL LIKE MAYBE A YEAR AGO REALLY DOESN’T MATTER ANYMORE, BECAUSE NOW THERE’S REAL THINGS HAPPENING. HELENA: NOW, WE ALSO SPOKE TO JENNIFER’S BEST FRIEND TONIGHT. SHE’S THE ONE WHO WROTE THAT VIRAL OBITUARY. SHE SAYS IT’S BEEN THE GREATEST HONOR TO SHARE THE ESSENCE OF WHO JENNIFER WAS WITH SO MANY PEOP

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A Kentucky boy lost his mother and father in a matter of weeks, and now, he is gaining attention on a national scale. Late last month, Dakota Summer's dad, Daniel Summer, died by suicide in his Fort Thomas, Kentucky home.Less than three weeks later, Dakota's mother died after a battle with breast cancer. Jennifer Summer was 41."I never expected to lose both parents. I was prepared for one of them, but I wasn't prepared for the other," Dakota said. Although a time of unimaginable pain for Dakota and his family, it has also been filled with love, hope and far-reaching support.Jennifer Summer's heartfelt obituary is now touching people nationwide, even gaining national attention from the TODAY Show on Thursday.It describes Jennifer as a woman who said I love you often, and made friends daily. It said she was a free spirit, artist, and lover of mermaids.Above anything else, though, being a mother was her greatest joy."People we don't know we get cards from, we have no idea who they are, saying what a difference Jennifer made in their life," said Jennifer's aunt Debbie Reker. Reker will be taking care of Dakota going forward. She was Jennifer's main caregiver during her cancer battle.A GoFundMe page has been set up to help Dakota and his great aunt adjust to their new life situation.Dakota said this has taught him to not sweat the small stuff, and to only take with him the good both of his parents left behind."They were just good parents," Dakota said. "What seemed like such a big deal like maybe a year ago really doesn't matter anymore, because now there's real things happening."Watch the video above to learn more about this story.