Replies to 'Overcoming Grief'

Bevilma & Cathy: 

Well today is Friday Nov. 17, I guess we are ALL going to really need each other over the next few months.  We always hear that there is someone out there worse then US, yah that is true.  But, we can just try to hold hands across the Country and Pray and show how much we truly care.  I have just went thru a young man in our town loosing his life, he was young 23.  My cousin was married to his Uncle, and he was my daughters first Boyfriend.  So, we felt like we should help.  His Mother is a wonderful woman and she called him her ROCK, I love to hear her talk about him.  I know that he went to the Coast to meet My daughter and a bunch of kids that went to ride and camp on the Beach, he came by the house and picked up her camcorder for her, and when he got there his mother was needing him home for some reason so, he headed back home as soon as he got the call.  Also, I guess he had borrowed a set of stock tires from a friend, the friend had been asking for them but I guess he just did not have the time to return them.  Well the same weekend he headed for the coast, My daughter and her fiance, along with the friend that needed the stock tires went to a Car show in Las Vegas.  They talked about the tires and not getting them back, and about the funny things this young man use to do and laughed....little did they know that when they got back the next day they got word in the a.m., about what had just happend.   The tires were in the body shop to the amazement of the other young man.  It was just so funny  how things happen.  I have already told this story but I am so proud of the all the support in the surrounding little towns and the lives this man had touched.  All of the people that knew him young, babies, dogs, older adults came together.  They raised $10,500 in one day.  From 9 am until cars stopped comming, It was very cool in the evening and they still kept on.  I have pictures I was so glad these communities came together, put the little spats away and helped out this family in many ways.   So, on a good note I thought maybe this may make someone feel good for just one minute.  On the down side It hurt me because they are so young they will see much more of this to come.  I lost my first boyfriend to a car accident when I was a Sophmore. But I gained another Family.  I guess I try to touch as many lives as I can.  God Bless and Hugs for the Weekend.  Mary Ann  I will say a prayer for all today