Hellooooooo... Is anybody out there....out there.

*listening to the sounds of the crickets chirping in the background....*

"I think we're alone now... There doesn't seem to be anyone around..."

Hopelessly is the only person I've heard from in days. I finally find my home & all my family runs away. Was it something I said 😉 ... or is it just because I'm an intense Scorpio 😛

Here's hoping everyone is well and that you all find your way back home soon 🙂

*HUGS*
Angel

Riders_Angel,

Twinflame2 here sending a big hello to you. I am fairly new to the boards (since may of 2004). As Sweet-P said some of us are here.

Soon the rest will follow to be sure, and find their way back home.

🙂

must be a row call I am still here

LOL ... Thank you all for writing back. Now I don't feel so alone in my cyber world. 😉

I'd say I really need a life, but whenever I say something like that, the following occurs in sequence: One of my kids needs love or reprimanding (and sometimes both), my fiancee needs me to help with something, my boss wants me to work overtime, another errand needs run, another bill collector needs my money, my parents need my attention, my house needs my sweat and blood, and my friends need my patient ear... and then I realize the reason I hide in here is because I HAVE a life lol. Seriously, I love my life, but thanks for breaking the monotony. 🙂

Hugssssssssss
Angel

Hey, Sweet, that sounds like the perfect weekend to me. I have worked the entire weekend... but I'm a boring mom lol. Seriously, when my ex takes my kids, my fiancee and I like to get out and forget what time to come home too... Enjoy every second you can while you can still dance... That's my philosophy lol.

Now, catch up on some sleep woman before you really ARE a walking zombie 😉

Hugsssssssssssssssss
Angel

Hey Sweets and Riders_Angel,

I am a mom too, with just one kid though. But he is fourteen going on 21 if you know what I mean. He thinks he is so much smarter that I am and all. But I keep telling him that he is book smart not life smart, as he has no practical experience yet.

Anyway its good to see that both of you are having a good weekend and all. Myself, I just had an experience I could have done without.

One of younger kids that lived at our old apartments came to visit today. Little did I know that he had brought his paint ball gun with him. Well they took it outside and he thought it was jammed. So he turned it around and was looking down the barrel when it went off on accident.

My son brought him to me, and he was a bloddy mess. We called 911 to the hospitol and his grandmother (he lives with her). I cant be sure yet but it looked like his eye was not there anymore. Man what an awful thing to have happen to him. I tried to keep him calm until the paramedics could get there, but it was so hard you guys to see him in so much pain. And he was scared about his eye too. He is only about twelve or thirteen years old, what a terrable tragedy. It just makes me sick when I think about it.

Man I have had my share of this kind of stuff lately, more than any one person needs to be having. I sure hope his eye is alright, I pray to god it is. But I just dont know, it did not look to good to me.

Well I cant talk about this anymore without crying about it again. I feel so bad about it, if I knew he had the gun with him I would have taken it and put it up.

So thats how my day has gone, hope it gets better from here.

TW2

TW2 I am so sorry to hear about what happened to your son's friend. I know how you are feeling sweetie - and I am truly sorry. Wish I was there to give you a big freebird hug - a warm cyber hug will hopefully be as comforting to you (((((((((((((((TW2))))))))))))))).

Please know that my prayers are with you, your son and his friend for healing, peace and love. Keep thinking postive thoughts for all of you and watch miracles happen 😉

One more thing honey...you must not blame yourself for what happened and I know this is hard to do. Of course if you knew he had the gun you would have taken it away but for some reason - that was not to be. What happened happened and for a reason not yet disclosed but it will be and you will then know. For now, love yourself, your son and his friend....love has magic in it!!!!

Cyber thoughts and prayers have been sent to YOU!
Freebird

TW2, I echo Freebird... Sweetie, you cannot blame yourself. I'm so sorry you and he have had to have this experience. Indeed, everything does happen for a reason, but we all know that doesn't ease the pain. Just keep praying and we'll be praying with you. Prayer can move mountains, so don't give up hope. Praise the Lord it wasn't anything even worse than his eye - It wasn't a real gun and he's still here with us and that's a reason to celebrate in itself. Of course you would have taken the gun, but you cannot know everything that will come your way and you cannot beat yourself up for what happened. You did all that you could do in the situation that was presented to you. He was blessed to have been in the presence of such a loving person when he had to endure such a tragedy.

Prayers and thoughts are with you now and always...
((((((((((((((TW)))))))))))))))
Angel

Well I wish I could say the prognosis was better but his eye was split in half and it can not be fixed. They are sending him to Sacramento to a specialist to see if the retenal nerve is still functioning. If it is they can possibly do a transplant in time from a donor eye.

I pretty much knew that his eye was to damaged to save when it happened. I have been having bad dreams about it, and I dont know why. It was a pretty scarry thing to go through for all of us. There was so much blood and he was so upset god it still seems unreal to me. Like a bad nightmare or something.

I am also glad that he is still alive as it could easily have turned out different. It was a powerful paintball gun and at only about eight to ten inches from his eye when it discharged, wow it is a mirracle he is still here.

He has surgery for three hours the day it happened and went home the next morning. They said his eye was split in two and did not know if it could heal properly enough that he would have any site left at all. He had to be readmitted to the hospitol today because the eye swelled quite alot causing much pain, and they feared infection was setting in. If it gets infected he will not survive it.

Well I think maybe I should not talk about it anymore as it is just keeping it fresh and that hurts to much. I cant help but feel just awful though. If it had happened to any of you believe me you would know just what I am saying. Never has anything like this happened around me, and it is hard to get past.

I have been praying for him every day. I guess it will take time to get over this for us.

I do want to say how much I appreciate the kind words that have been sent to me, and right now Riders_Angel I am holding on to those bright candles real tight that you sent my way. As I surely do need them right now. Thanks again.

TW2

Sorry guys did not mean to repeat myself in telling my story. I am just a little tired from not sleeping to well.


TW2

Hugssssssssssssss .... I could just hug you forever TW2, and I would if I thought I could ease the pain any. 😢 I'm so sorry sweetie...

Please tell the little one & his family that my thoughts & prayers are with them... as are they with you. I've been through some really hard things in my past... I know the memory will never fade, but eventually the painful emotions that go with it will be lessened... one day at a time hun.

((((((((((TW2 & little one)))))))))))

Angel