Please, Say your prayers!

If any of you are parents then please remember that you are never far from tragedy ! On Friday at roughly 2 P.M. I received a call from a contractor who was to begin work in my building "I'm an apt. bldg. super" and by 2:30 P.M. I was living through the worst experience which any person would ever have imagined ! You see that while I was chatting, my son "Brian" was enjoying the snow outside from the comfort of his loving home when he decided that the cord on our window blind looked like a toy. I found him choked and hung and proceeded to call 911 when I found noticed him hanging, rather than standing at the window. Although I'm not sure why he would be taken from me he is gone and I'm no longer able to see a reason why I should go on except for the fact that his older brother "Jonathan" is still in need of his father ! My Boy's are my life and now my life is cut in half and I would really like to hear that my cry for attention is heard ! PLEASE DON'T EVER TURN YOUR HEAD FOR A MOMENT OR YOU MAY FIND YOURSELF IN THE HELL I MUST NOW LIVE ! God Bless Brian he will be burried on 3/22/00 RIP my baby. 7/9/97 - 3/18/00 This is in no way to be taken lightly as I am from this day forward living my worst nightmare ! [This message has been edited by Bloodymess (edited 03-20-2000).] __________________ I don't know what to say, except, I offer my condolences. I'm not married, so I can't even imagine what you would be feeling. May your son rest in peace. __________________ Stephen, Thanks for sharing with us. I cannot even begin to imagine how that must feel. I will definitely pray for you, your sons, and your family immediately. Please let us know if there is anything we can do. __________________ Condolences on the anniversery of your sons passing. No parent should have to suffer that pain but it happens. God give you the serenity and patiance to accept his will. __________________ i am the father of a young son as well, and i cant imagine how that would feel. i'm not a praying kind of person, but you are in my family's thoughts and you have our most sincere condolences __________________ Thank you all and bless you as well. My Clan has added a loving page to their website and I would like you all to see how great my support is "even in a virtual world" http://www.teamfinest.com/ __________________ I'm sorry for your loss. You might want to read Psalm 22. You will be in my prayers. Fuz __________________ Steve, I do not know what I could do to ease your pain, except that I hope you know that we are all here for you and feel your pain and REALLY CARE. In today's fast paced "internet world" its should be comforting to you to know that it does bring us ALL closer. God Bless you, save you and have mercy on you and yours. Sincerely, TF Jade & Team Finest www.teamfinest.com << Brian's Memorial Page. __________________ My deepest sympathy and condolences. __________________ Steve,thank you for sharing with us.I Am very sorry to hear of your loss If you need anything or a stranger to talk to.I am here.I am a father of one.I cannot Imagine how it must feel.Your son and family are in my prayers. God Bless. Ron Taylor __________________ Well, I've read your post and for the last few days, I've been grasping for words of condolences, but all I can do is feel sad. I'm glad there are other's who have found a passage from the Bible for you. I have no children, but I do teach Sunday school, and I would be devestated if any of my students were taken by God in such a way. I'm sure that your son is in the loving arms of God. I hope your faith isn't shaken by this, reading about loss is different from experiencing it, but Job did lose his whole family, just to be blessed with the companionship of a new loving family. I hope you can find solace in God. Your son is in my thoughts. [This message has been edited by speedracer120 (edited 03-21-2000).] __________________ Stephen, Let me share with you my favorite passage, one that's really given me comfort: Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits: Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases Who redeems your life from destruction Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies, Who satisfies your mouth with good things, So that your youth is renewed like the eagle's. The Lord executes righteousness And justice for all who are oppressed. He made known His ways to Moses, His acts to the children of Israel. The Lord is merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abounding in mercy. He will not always strive with us, Nor will He keep His anger forever. He has not dealt with us according to our sins, Nor punished us according to our iniquities. For as the heavens are high above the earth, So great is His mercy towards those who fear Him; As far ast he east is from the west So far has He removed our transgressions from us. As a father pities his children, So the Lord pities those who fear Him. For He knows our frame; He remembers that we are dust. As for man, his days are like grass; As a flower of the field, so he flourishes. For the wind passes over it, and it is gone, And its place remembers it no more. But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting On those who fear Him, And His righteousness to children's children, To such as keep His covenant, And to those who remember His commandments to do them. The Lord has established His throne in heaven, And His kingdom rules over all. Bless the Lord, you His angels Who excel in strength, who do His word Heeding the voice of His word. Bless the Lord, all His works, In all places of His dominion. Bless the Lord, O my soul! - Psalm 103 Your family is constantly in our prayers. Best wishes. - Apex __________________ you have my deepest sympathy during this very trying time __________________ I'm sorry to hear about your son. May he rest in peace and may you find peace in your heart to forgive yourself for this accident. __________________ As the father of two, one who is the same age that "Brian" was, I can only imagine the pain and sorrow you must be experiencing. I know you can find the strength to go on for the sake of your other son, but it'll be difficult for a while. You will be in my family's prayers. __________________ I am sorry to here of your loss. I have two wonderful children and can't even imagine what I would do if I lost one. If you need anything please let all of us know and we will try our best to help out. __________________ It is in times like these that we see how God can even use tragedies to turn our attention and are hearts to Him. For Christians, death is not a sad thing, but a time of rejoicing for our family/friends are now with our King. I pray that we will all be able to see God's love and mercy for us through this sad event and the gift of love we have in Christ. I'm very sorry for your loss. __________________ I too offer my condolences. Hopefully you will be able to find some comfort in knowing that this online community has you and your family in our prayers. __________________ I offer you and your family my deepest condolences. As a father of 2(ages 5 and 2) I can only imagine your loss. Time will not restore your son but maybe it will bring you peace. Remember all the joy your little one brought you. God bless. __________________ My condolences and my thoughts are with you in this time. May you come to peace and acceptance soon for your son's sake. __________________ Please Sr, Receive my condelences. I'm pretty far away from the USA and I'm probably too young to understand how are you feeling, but I know sometimes life gets really hard to live, and the only thing you can do to make it a litle bit better is to look for the future and not for the past. Esteban __________________ My simpathy is with you...I know that you are in a great need of support, and with the got apex? community I am sure that you will find some comfort. I know that it seems as if the world is caving in on you but be strong and reach out for help when you need it because they are a lot of wonderful people here who can help. Sometimes someone who listens is all you need. You and your family is in my prayers... Nucopgirl __________________ Stephen...I know it doesn't seem like much, but I would also like to offer my condolences along with the rest of the gotapex community. Things happen for odd reasons but this just doesn't seem fair. I am not a religious person, but I believe that your son might be in a better place now and I hope that you can take some comfort in knowing that we all share your pain. Please do not believe that life is not worth living, because it is! I can only attempt to imagine what you are feeling...please let me know if i can help. __________________ My deepest condolances. I have come close to losing my daughter twice and I can imagine what you must be going through. __________________ I have not lost a child but have been faced with difficult life and death choice while my daughter was in the hospital. Why was it difficult because we didn't know what the quality of life for her would be IF she did live. To say that I know how you feel would be lie but have suffered greatly for the past 3 years wondering if there was something more that I could have done. I do know that I need to be there for my wife and daughter to make life as enjoyable as possible. I was part of decision to do what we could and give her the best chance to live so I now must be there and be strong. Much the same... you made a decision to have a family and must be there for them and be strong. I joined this BBS just to let you know that while one has went to a better place then we know here another is left behind and needs you as do many others do I'm sure. The people on this BBS are here and are telling you they are thinking of you and your family. You and your family will be in my prayers. Carl __________________ Although I am not a person with religious beliefs, I can offer my condolences. May your son rest in peace. - D - __________________ Stephen I am saddened by the news of your loss. I have two older children and still worry constantly about them and dread the worse that can befall them. I am sorry your son has been taken from you. A dark overcast day will always make way for sunshine the next moment. Though the pain is always there, time will heal, lessen the pain. Please take care. Sincerely, Norm __________________ what a horrible accident. But you must understand that when God decides to take someone, it is time. There isn't anything you could have done. One of the first stages in greiving is to blame oneself. Everyone does, and no one is really responisble for that. this is teh stage that for me lasted the longest when my family lost my brother. "if only this, if only that, if I had been there, etc." None of that matters now. your son is in a better place, he won't feel pain ever again, only happiness. you and your family need eachother now more than ever. If you have an urge to distance yourself, fight it. Think about your other son, he needs you. many people will come up to you and say "I know how you feel, my sister lost a son..." blah blah. They don't know how you feel, but they are trying to help, thats what they think they should say. That pain can only affect those closest to you son. Try not to let their comments bother you. My very deepest condolences for your loss. I am a good listener, if you want to talk. FierceDaddy@excite.com God put in you the ability to get through this. You can do it. Its terrible, but you can. [This message has been edited by FierceDaddy (edited 03-22-2000).] __________________ I am deeply saddened to hear of you loss. I am praying that the Lord God will be with you and your family through this difficult time. With your permission, I would like to pray for you in our prayer meeting, others of which are part of the got apex? community. May God give you comfort. AndrewLChang@yahoo.com __________________ I just wanted to offer my condolences as well. May the Lord be a comfort to you during this time of trouble. You and your family will be in my prayers and the prayers of many in this community.