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Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Day 185: A Terrible Tragedy

My heart is so heavy tonight.

A young High School boy was hit by a car and killed while running during his cross country class today in Sherman Oaks. The story is horrific enough, especially for any parent of young teenage boys, but made even more horrible for me because I know the parents.

All I keep thinking about is Conor's mother and how her heart is broken into pieces that will never be repaired. This is the second Mother I know personally who has lost a son this year.

A few months ago I wrote about a woman whose son was shot while working at a legal marijuana dispensary. And today to learn of another son taken from his mother is just unbearable. I could not even comprehend the pain and loss the family is experiencing.

Hug your children tonight.