on virginia tech university tragedy
i am so personally affected by this virginia breaking news, that words cannot fluently form my thoughts.
i do not know anybody in that shooting craze, but in some bizarre way, i could be anyone amongst all those grieving, confused, angry, devastated, and utterly helpless people.
i could be the mother. of a dead son or daughter, or of the police, or of the survivors. or even of the shooter. how all the hearts of the mothers ache at that place at this very time, i can never even begin to imagine.
i could be one of the sisters. i could be one of the aunts. i could be one of the friends. of the dead, or of the living, or of those who tried and try to keep a straight face despite the presence of tears and fears. i could even be the sister, the aunt, or a friend of the shooter. where do i even begin to soothe the numbing agony a senseless thing like this can cause?
i stopped watching the news after staring at the same chest crushing snap shots for a couple of hours. it is draining. extremely draining.
i can only pray that everyone affected by this unthinkable, painful event will be comforted in a way that will give them even the slightest sense of peace. beyond the endless unanswered questions, i can only hope for peace.
Thankyou for making my feelings clear. I could be the father the grandfather the brother the uncle the cousin or the son of those who lost their lives or those whose lives were changed forever by the sensless use of a gun today. I feel the pain of the teachers the police the investigators and anyone who experienced the horror of todays horrific events. I hope by me feeling this pain others more close to the souls involved will feel less.
Comment by Tommy v — April 16, 2007 @ 8:41 pm
Hey Kim… You and I both know it could be one of us at work, when all hell breaks loose in ED and they don’t ask for help, they demand all hands on deck. While we both know how the adrenline rush hits, and you go into clinical mode to do whatever is necessary to save a life. But those days when you’re not there… you’re just a member of the public. This is when it hits you the hardest.
Comment by Mary Lu — April 17, 2007 @ 12:09 am
My deep condolence to the family’s who lost their son or daughter or mother or father or sister or brother or grandfather or grandmother or cousin or friend or friends…this brutal act of that shooter is just disgusting…he too lost his life but took 32 innocent people life who were in the college thinking about bright future after completing studies. I just can’t think about the parents who lost their children…
Comment by Self Help Zone — April 17, 2007 @ 4:07 am
this is so awful awful awufl. i have alot of friends who went to V.Tech and it is so hard to stomach that this happened. the tradgedy is palpable from where i am.
Comment by kt — April 17, 2007 @ 11:54 am
this is so awful awful awufl. i have alot of friends who went to V.Tech and it is so hard to stomach that this happened. the tradgedy is palpable from where i am.
Comment by kt — April 17, 2007 @ 11:54 am
It’s so awful that words cannot even express. I just keep picturing those terrible scenes—can’t get them out of my head….
Comment by The Bohemian Road Nurse — April 17, 2007 @ 4:57 pm
It is so tragic. It is times like this I’m glad I no longer watch TV because you are right, they just keep playing the same awful thing over and over and over again…
Comment by Lisa — April 17, 2007 @ 7:07 pm
school was just a little more scary than normal today but I always find a positive out of negative and that is that so many more parents said “I love you” to their kids this morning than yesterday.
Comment by Katie — April 17, 2007 @ 7:19 pm