Sad Day
Today was exactly that... a sad day. It wasn't sad because it was jjust a crappy day, or because I lost something or because anything really... its sad because the world has lost a boy who despite all the trouble he caused,,, brought many smiles and lessons to be learned.
As some of you may know, the "swine Flu" is going around some areas pretty severely,,, schools have been closed,,, people are staying home... and hospitals are full.... you hear about how the flu kills people every year, but do you ever really know someone the flu takes life from?
So theres this boy on our caseload..... he is 10,,, and he has a charming smile...a love for crafts and projects....which were some of the only things he ever displayed pride in,, and actually attended to during therapy..... this boy was emotionally impaired and suffered from explosive behavior at times,,,, ..Aside from this,,, he is a healthy boy,,,doesn't have asthma,, doesn't have any other medical conditions...
in the midst of the flu,, he contracted it,,, was admitted to the hospital,,, and very quickly went down hill... after just a couple of days,,, his kidneys began to fail,,, followed by minimal brain activity,,, fluid filled lungs and heart failure... He was air lifted to UofM this morning with hopes of cleansing his blood with a special machine,,, however he hemorrhaged once he arrived,,, further leading to the very difficult decision his mother had to make to take him off of life support...
it has crossed my mind that this is gods way of saving him from all the terrible things that would have happened ( not that i know this,,, but he wasn't goign down a good path) so many times we had discussed the troubles he would encounter and how one day the system would no longer excuse his behavior because he was a minor.... He is now free from his anger,,, happy and in a very safe place....I can only pray that his mother is some how able to cope with the loss of her son,,, not to society,, but to health... He's in a good place now,,
R.I.P KB
so sad
As some of you may know, the "swine Flu" is going around some areas pretty severely,,, schools have been closed,,, people are staying home... and hospitals are full.... you hear about how the flu kills people every year, but do you ever really know someone the flu takes life from?
So theres this boy on our caseload..... he is 10,,, and he has a charming smile...a love for crafts and projects....which were some of the only things he ever displayed pride in,, and actually attended to during therapy..... this boy was emotionally impaired and suffered from explosive behavior at times,,,, ..Aside from this,,, he is a healthy boy,,,doesn't have asthma,, doesn't have any other medical conditions...
in the midst of the flu,, he contracted it,,, was admitted to the hospital,,, and very quickly went down hill... after just a couple of days,,, his kidneys began to fail,,, followed by minimal brain activity,,, fluid filled lungs and heart failure... He was air lifted to UofM this morning with hopes of cleansing his blood with a special machine,,, however he hemorrhaged once he arrived,,, further leading to the very difficult decision his mother had to make to take him off of life support...
it has crossed my mind that this is gods way of saving him from all the terrible things that would have happened ( not that i know this,,, but he wasn't goign down a good path) so many times we had discussed the troubles he would encounter and how one day the system would no longer excuse his behavior because he was a minor.... He is now free from his anger,,, happy and in a very safe place....I can only pray that his mother is some how able to cope with the loss of her son,,, not to society,, but to health... He's in a good place now,,
R.I.P KB
so sad