Trip hammer blows, to be sure. We do have God's promise to His own, "I will never leave you nor forsake you." I do pray you will know His mercy and grace, even as He blesses your family with divine wisdom.
The 280 is a fantastic (though woefully underrated) cartridge. I own two rifles chambered in the cartridge. These rifles have accounted for many deer (white tail and mule deer), elk, moose, and black bear. My Winchester pushes 139 or 140 grain pills (partitions, ballistic tips, Hornady Spire...