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Fire Walking

10 years ago...
Sat May 25 2013

... a 13 year-old hispanic boy lost his life after being trapped in a house fire that maimed his brother and destroyed his family's home. His mother found the courage to make an impossible decision under heart breaking conditions.

Remember that boy today.

8 Comments
  • From:
    KiwiKimi (Legacy)
    On:
    Sat May 25 2013
    Ten years already? I still remember those days in sharp relief (in more senses than one)

    I will indeed keep him and his courageous mother in my thoughts today.
  • From:
    Welshamethyst (Legacy)
    On:
    Sat May 25 2013
    I'll be thinking of BOTH of you
  • From:
    Jamisinc (Legacy)
    On:
    Sat May 25 2013
    I do think of him and of you often. My Jordy will be 23 next month. Guess they were the same age.
  • From:
    Allimom (Legacy)
    On:
    Sat May 25 2013
    I can't believe it's been 10 years already. I'll keep he and his family in my thoughts today, and wish you a "happy liver day".
    Alli
  • From:
    Yetzirah (Legacy)
    On:
    Sun May 26 2013
    Modern medicine… and compassionate people… take my breath away sometimes.

    Hope you are well. Are you writing anywhere else??

    Y.
  • From:
    SitsWithAnAddingMachine (Legacy)
    On:
    Sun May 26 2013
    I am, as I always do this weekend. I also did a few days ago. Did you hear the NPR story about the kidney transplant recipient who met his donor's family? I thought of him and you then.
  • From:
    404Error (Legacy)
    On:
    Sun May 26 2013
    I think of you, the boy and his mother almost every day. Still, it's hard to believe it's been ten years. Where did the time go?
  • From:
    CatControlled (Legacy)
    On:
    Sun May 26 2013
    I thought of both you and him, and I salute you both.