Quote From: ppldrgnflyI know exactly what you are going through, I found my 11 year old son with a belt around his neck that was tied to his top bunk. He looked like he was praying & I didn't see the belt at first.
"thank you for the show" means thank you for talking about this and getting the word out. This has been going on for a lot longer than most people realise. The police told me the reason I had never heard of this, even though the statistics are so high, is because the families this happens to are either too embarassed or too ashamed to talk about it because of what it is really called. In adults it's called "Auto erotic asphyxiation" which mean they're doing it for sexual reasons.
Love and prayers
First and foremost my most heartfelt sympathies go to everyone going through the loss of a child - there truely is nothing like the hole left in this world when a child dies.
I too found my 11 year old son with his belt around his neck attached to the top rail of his bunkbed on October 5th 2005. Dylan was a happy-go-lucky little guy who had no idea what he was 'playing' with would take his life 2 days later. I have created a website and a Educational Foundation to expedite delivery of information to parents, children and authorities:
The Dylan Blake Foundation
www.Dylan-the-boy-Blake.com
Families with the same terrible horrific stories need to make sure this doesn't continue to happen to naive children, please come forward, share your grief, show the true numbers of the Choking Game. I also hadn't heard of the 'game' until Dylan was in the PICU, too alte for me to have a conversation with him. AeA or not, the public needs to informed and aware. Because of the lack of education, this activity is considered 'safe' by those who partake in to - purely out of ignorance of the dangers.
Passing out is not worth Passing AWAY!
Sincerely,
Kate Blake (Dylan's Mom)
kate@dylan-the-boy-blake.com
