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I'm Back
Oh ladies, I can't even tell you the weekend I had. It was the most amazing, wonderful and heartbreaking weekend of my life.
It took us about 16 hours to get down to Virginia - HALF that time was spent in Virginia! It's amazing how big the state is.
The family was absolutely amazing. I have never met such an amazing family, it really made me realize why Nicholas was such an amazing person. He was unresponsive but he knew who we were which was amazing. They fed us and we stayed all day. We left for a bit to get a nunchuck for his brother (we were playing Wii all day with him) and got lost on the way back. Getting lost in the backcountry of Virginia with 1/4 tank of gas and at 9PM is NOT fun. We got back and took a nap before we left. When we left Nicholas' counts dropped dramatically and we think that his Mom knew it would be soon. They kept asking us to stay, part of me thinks it was because they knew it was going to happen soon. We weren't even out of Viriginia when we got the call. We almost considered turning back around but we didn't.
I was honestly in shock, I was shaking. Everything seemed to happen so fast, its amazing. I didn't get a good cry in until I got home. I collapsed into DH's arms and cried cried cried. I slept for 13 hours.
Unfortunately the wake is tonight and the funeral is tomorrow. I want to go so bad, but my company only gives out bereavement leave to blood family, which is bogus. There's a small chance that I may be able to make it to the funeral, but I'm not holding my breath.
Thanks for listening girls, and for your thoughts and comments throughout this time. It makes me feel better to get it out. I want nothing more than to be in Virginia right now but I can't and it breaks my heart. The two others that I went with are going today along with 2 other people from Camp.
I wish this never happened, but I'm glad I got to be with them, and I'm glad he's no longer in pain.
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How heartbreaking...I like to look at it this way: even though your time together was brief, you were blessed to be a part of his special short time here...you've had that wonderful privilege. I Will keep you and Nick's family in my thoughts and prayers...
At least you had an opportunity to be with him before God picked him up in his arms. I'm sure he'll be an angel watching over you and so many lives he touched.
Many hugs and prayers being sent to Nick's family and to you.
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Oh Amanda, I am so sorry for your loss. I am glad that you got to get down there and see him one last time, I am sure he knew you were there and I am sure the family appreciated you driving all that way.
I will send my T&P's to all that knew that sweet little boy.
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I am so sorry to hear of his passing - life is so precious, especially that of a child and it's so unfair that children have to be taken so soon.
Thoughts & prayers are with all the loved ones and I'm sorry you won't be able to be there with them to say the final goodbyes. We don't even get bereavement leave for aunts, uncles and cousins so I totally understand the bogus-ness. But I know the family will understand and feel your presence in spirit. Being there with him for that short time has touched the lives of him and his family in so many ways and they will know you're thinking of them every moment of the way.
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I can't say it better than anyone else. So so very sorry for you, Nicholas' family, and everyone else that loved him so much.
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