BTDT
The vacation would be the best thing for them. My wife, Michele, and I went
through this same thing in Sept. of 2000 when we lost our only child, a 16
year old daughter, to a whitewater rafting accident. We took a small
vacation a few weeks after the accident and it made a world of difference
in how we accepted things. Sure the pain and the memories will still be
there when they get back but it gives you time to just get away from it all.
Sending cards is another good thing. You don't have to write any notes,
just sign them. You can't imagine how a stupid card can make you feel so good.
Gotta go, tears are blocking the screen.
Dave Yealy
At 05:41 PM 5/2/2005, you wrote:
> Hello Everyone, again,
>
> I've spoken to Robert again, today. He is very appreciative of
> all the good wishes and prayers going their way. Melanie will be
> cremated, tomorrow, in San Antonio, and they will have a small memorial
> service on Wednesday, with probably another at a later date in El Paso.
>
> He doesn't want anyone to feel that they should make any
> contribution to flowers or whatever. He would appreciate cards of love,
> so that he can preserve them all together in a book.
>
> Michele, his wife, is very distraught, as you might well imagine.
>
> It seems that the children (Taylor 10 and Aaron 14) have been
> saving for a trip to Orlando, or similar, for years, and I think that
> would be a great place for us to show our feelings. If Ed will, in fact,
> host a place on his site for a collection, then I suggest that we send
> funds to him, and then send it to Robert to add to that which the
> children have already collected. This way they could have a short time
> of just being kids, and hopefully being able to put their sadness behind
> them for a brief time.
>
> Well, that is my suggestion ........
>
>Elizabeth
>
>Fisher or Elizabeth Jones
>Comfort, TX
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