All my life as a preachers kid I was around a lot of loss I even at 25 went through the loss of my older brother, and the pain was bad. But on Dec. 25th, 2005 when I lost my son just 18 yrs. ago from a fatal auto accident my heart completely broke in two. And even today it is better there are moments that it is not, And after the the first 6 days the shock bein to ware off of me and my daughter and husband, the phone calls stop coming and reality sets in that MY beautiful, handsome, presious son who I gave birth to that I nurtured to be adult, that I cared for and loved was never coming home again. As I stood on in the middle of the street with my dauhter and husband that christmas night my world was torn apart I thought I had been through tough times, I thouht I knew what hard ache was I had lost my mom, my brother, my grand mother, my mother in law, close friends but NEVER in my life had I felt such pain. And you want them to live on in your life but your friends don't know what to say to you, they do not not know how to react or how to respond to you, they think if we don't talk about it somehow that is better but that is not the case WE MOTHERS and FATHERS have to talk about it, In my heart he will live on forever in his siters and Fathers heart he will live on forever and when you hear people say my son isnt doing wel in school I dont know what to do, or my son is on drugs what do I do, Or I am loosing my house. I am sorry but all these things you cn make it through brick and morter mean nothing, Bad Grades mean nothing, drugs if they are under age you can force them to get help, If you are stuck in your car and know place to go you have each other and you can start over again. I was on elevator in December 2 years ago the first christmas after our loss and I had 2 ladies get on complaining that they wouldnt be able to be with so and so this holiday and they just hated it complaining about everything and I wanted to YELL HEY wake up, Be thank ful you can be with them next week, next month NEVER will my family be whole again NEVER will we ever sit down at the table for thanksgiving or Christmas and it feel right again. I just want you to know that the worst thing in this life is the loss of a child it is a club NONE of us ever asked to be a part of and we don't like it but we are. And my husband and I went and spent the first 90 days trying to help and be there for a family that lost their 27yr. old from accidential over dose, bad combination of drugs and we have seen another side of ain we never wanted to know. BUT PLEASE CELEBRATE THE LIVING AROUND YOU THOSE YOU HOLD SO DEAR TO YOUR HEART AND LOVE
WE WERE SO BLESSED WITH TWO BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN THAT WERE AND HAVE BEEN GIFTS TO ME FROM GOD AND IN THE LOSS OF MY SON AT ONLY 18, HIS SISTER HAS BECOME TRULEY OUR SUNSHINE ON CLOUDY DAYS, OUR JOY IN THE MIDST OF OUR DEEP PAIN, WHEN I DIDNT FEEL LIKE UNCOVERING MY HEAD I HAD TO FOR HER, WHEN I FELT LIKE I COULDN'T GO ON ANOTHER DAY I HAD TO LEARN TO TAKE ALL TE GOOD FROM MY SON JOE's LIFE AND THANK GOD I HAD HIM IN MY WORLD FOR 18 YRS. AND SOMEDAY I WILL JOIN HIM AGAIN. IT IS TRULY A PROCESS YOU GO THROUGH AND MY LIFE WILL NEVER BE THE SAME WHAT I THOUGHT WAS IMPORTANT DON'T MATTER ANYMORE, AND IT IS HARD TO GO ON TO LOOK FORWARD CAUSE YOU WANT TO LIVE IN THE PAST BUT MY HUSBAND AND I CONTINUE EVERYDAY TO TRY TO PLACE ONE FOOT IN FRONT OF THE OTHER AND THAT IS ALL WE CAN DO.