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I brushed as close as I ever want to come to real pain today.
I got to work early, Minnesota MN Minn. , hoping something would develop so I could get it done and go home early. Generic viagra, Monday was free veterans dinner at Golden Corral. Questions about Louis Sewell's integrity on the N.C. Board of Transportation might linger, but his love and devotion for U.S, ordering viagra. military veterans has never been in doubt, cheap viagra from canada.
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As the information began to roll in, North Carolina NC N.C. , my heart grew heavier. I have never been so affected by a news story. To stand outside the Lewis house and talk to neighbors - neighbors with small kids of their own - was a soul-draining experience, District of Columbia DC D.C. .
I returned to the office, New Jersey NJ N.J. , requested and received the 911 call from county authorities.
I thought I was jaded, ordering viagra. I thought I had been through it all as a crime reporter for more than two years. I was wrong, goedkope viagra apotheek. Standing on the front lawn of Vickie Lewis' house last year asking family about their dead mother or standing in the Moll's yard and seeing buzzards circle overhead and smelling death did not compare to what was on that 911 recording. Buy viagra, Daily News Publisher Elliott Potter made the right call and the newspaper did not post the call in its entirety. Ordering viagra, The last several minutes of that call was the single most emotionally painful thing I have ever heard. Believe me, you have not lost anything by not hearing that boy's poor mother beg for her child to live as he took his last breaths, For viagra online.
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I noticed in the story that the girl's body was found off of Highway 87 near a lakeside community. That sounds like where my sister lives, New York NY N.Y. . So I gave my father a call. Ordering viagra, Yep. Buy generic viagra, Her body was discovered right down the road from where my sister lives across from Carolina Trace (which is where Cyndi Brown's parents live).
AP photo of Walker Road where the search for 5-year-old Shaniya Davis came to a tragic end Monday:
I knew that would stir some painful memories in my sister's family. My niece was kidnapped, Kansas KS Kans. , raped, Kopen goedkope viagra, killed and dumped in the Cumberland County woods just a few years ago. I know that had to have been on their mind. Memories like that you push out of your mind when you can, but something like a body being found down the street brings it all flooding back in, ordering viagra.
As a member of the local volunteer fire department, Montana MT Mont. , my nephew was part of the crew that found the little girl today. Pharmacy viagra, I can only imagine what he must be going through tonight.
Before I reached home, my editor called and said the parents of the 3-year-old who shot himself wanted to talk to me about the story I wrote, ordering viagra no rx. I called and spoke to Rob Lewis. Ordering viagra, He sounded drained. Order viagra online, I don't know how he normally is so I can't qualify my opinion, but he sounded a little shell-shocked.
He was not happy about photos of his house or the 911 call being on the newspaper's Web site, cheap viagra online. I explained that while the photos were there to stay, Florida FL Fla. , the newspaper had made a decision not to post the entire 911 call.
Like Elliott Potter said to me, the last few minutes of the tape were something private between a mother and her dying son, buy viagra cheap.
Rob Lewis disagreed with a lot of what the investigators had to say about where the gun was in the house and said his wife was not asleep, but as a cop he was smart enough not to talk too much about it in detail with me, ordering viagra.
Sheriff Ed Brown expressed how saddened he was by the incident and talked Monday afternoon about the importance of gun safety.Brown holding up a coloring book that teaches children the danger of firearms:
As the father of five children and a gun owner, this story hit home. I was saddened by reading the boy's mother's plans for her son on her MySpace page. But now he will never get to play football.
All I could think about all day was my 4-year-old son Troy. Ordering viagra, I am so late posting this because I spent extra time with him tonight. Troy with our dog Margarita:
My wife and I did eat at the Golden Corral. It is a yearly ritual we have done as long as the Corral has offered the free meal.
But something I have looked forward to for several weeks was not the same as it has been. The food was tasteless and the conversation dour.
I want to say to the Lewis family that you have my deepest empathy. Just coming close to the death of your child has shaken me profoundly. I cannot imagine how you must feel tonight, going to sleep without your baby...
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Lindell,
Usually, I don’t read people’s blogs, most definitely I don’t read reporters blogs, but for some unknown reason, I clicked the link to read yours today. This is a heart wrenching tragedy that surely could have be avoided but there are no coulda, shoulda, woulda’s now. My deepest empathy as well goes out to this family, but the biggest question that come to mind is what life lessons can others learn from this? We are all human and make mistakes, our goal is to learn from them and grow stronger because of that. I recently lost a friend to another incident of a gun going off. How many times do people need to see these types of headlines does it take to hit home that YES it CAN happen to YOU!! I sincerely pray for the hearts of these two parents that they can eventually come to terms with what happened, it will be a long hard road. I also sincerely hope that others out there learn from this and other instances and always put guns where they need to be, UNLOADED in a gun safe or with the appropriate gun safety device on it.
I too am a proud gun owner and a mother to two fine boys, but one thing I have always done is practice gun safety, as well as NEVER allowing my children ‘realistic ‘ plastic guns to play with. They have grown up knowing that a gun is not a toy and won’t even touch them over at friends houses.
Thank you for showing us your warm side as well Lindell. It is nice to see a reporter do that.
Sincerely,
Sandy ‘MamaSan’ Sluder
Comment by Sandy 'MamaSan' Sluder — November 17, 2009 @ 3:20 am
It makes it hard on Americans like me who love their guns and are responsible with them to defend gun ownership when someone does something indefensible like leaving a gun out where a child can get to it. I feel bad for the parents too, but they should have been more careful.
Comment by gun lover — November 17, 2009 @ 8:39 am
These are such a heart wrenching situations. Children are so beautiful and innocent. My heart and prayers go out to the Lewis family.
Comment by Smith — November 17, 2009 @ 9:13 am
So much pain.
Mamas hug your babies, hold them tight.
My soul aches for those who loved these babies.
Comment by KDB — November 17, 2009 @ 11:24 am
There are some horrors in this world that never touch any of us, the little girl found in Sanford, supposedly sold into sexual slavery at 5 years of age, dumped roadside to hide the evidence, yet the DOJ says there are over 300,000 kids being pimped in the US today and we are not touched until we see this little girl’s smile. Each of these pimped out kids has a smile and yet for some reason we aren’t touched.
The best I can tell by briefly searching, 15 kids die every year in the US from accidental shootings, that would be something like 600 kids died in my lifetime, I can think of only maybe 2 at the most, one in the past year in Raleigh. Both the Raleigh one and the media played that 911 call too. It was the 911 call that made it real to me. I heard the pain and suffering. I know it is hard for the Lewis family to have people listen to their nightmare but if enough people are touched by this, there may be some child’s life saved.
We don’t hear people’s pain, we don’t know the heartache and pain the widows of our fighting troops feel, we don’t know the life long effects the children suffer without their father. Seldom are we touched unless we see flag draped coffins, tears at graveside, or read accounts of the victim’s brave service to our Country.
More than 4,500 infants die suddenly each year in the United States. Approximately half of these unexplained deaths are due to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). SIDS is defined as “the sudden death of an infant less than one year of age that cannot be explained after a thorough investigation is conducted, including a complete autopsy, examination of the death scene and review of the clinical history,” according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). SIDS is the leading cause of death among infants aged one to twelve months, and is the third leading cause of infant mortality overall.
One out of every 91 eight year-old children are diagnosed with autism, a brain disorder that presents with a wide variety of mental and health issues. There is no telling how many die from related problems, but as with Downs, or Cystic Fibrosis life expectancy is not that of other children. Remember John Travolta’s son, he died of autism related seizures. Statistics show that 20 years ago one out of 10,000 children were diagnosed with autism, now the number is more than one in a hundred. Big change in my lifetime. Yet who is touched by this? Who cares enough to ask why?
When we do get touched we often wonder why. Why are over 300,000 children being prostituted, why do 4,500 infants die in their sleep, why do 15 kids find a gun and accidentally shoot and kill themselves or others with it every year. Why are children developing autism in epidemic proportions, all of a sudden losing the ability to speak, failing to show emotions, lose the sense of pain, get seizures, fail to thrive and develop normally when they did so perfectly for a year to 18 months prior?
I’m sure people know why, some * think * they know why, but most people, I’m afraid, do not care as long as it doesn’t touch them. Remember that when your out of work neighbor loses their house to foreclosure, as you visit with your friend whose husband is overseas, think of those as you pass by a hospital or school or when you read about their stories in the paper, remember innocent people suffer and grieve and are betrayed everyday in every community, listen to them, see them, get touched by it all, and see where it leads you.
I know what you are feeling Lindell, you have always been touched and that’s why you are so good at what you do and so well respected.
God bless ya LK.
God help us.
Comment by bensmyson — November 18, 2009 @ 10:35 am
Mr. Kay,
I do believe this is the best OTC article you have written yet. I felt the emotions your words conveyed. Heartfelt words. Well done.
Comment by Nehi — November 19, 2009 @ 8:23 pm
Lindell, My heart truly aches for the family and friends of this young boy. It was so hard coming to grips with what I was reading, as I read it. Do I believe these parents ever wished, or even thought, their son would be taken from them so soon, no. Do I believe they are wishing they would have done things differently, yes. I have been there. I wished I would have done things differently and made better choices. I wished and prayed my baby wouldn’t have been taken so soon. I have been on both sides of this story in a way I’d never imagine. I truly hope these parents can find a way to turn their tragedy, into a story that will educate others. Mothers and Fathers please realize, everyday, with your child(children), is a true blessing. The unimaginable happens, EVERY DAY, to those who least expect it. Please hold your loved ones close and cherish everything you have with them. Accidents, illness, and tragedy rarely strike those who are prepared. Prepare for the worst, but always pray for health, happiness, prosperity, and a long life, for those you love.
Comment by formetoknow — December 3, 2009 @ 6:17 am