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| Tuesday, October 10, 2006 |
| Thanksgiving Weekend |
Well, it didn't quite go as planned. I invited my family (10 people) for dinner on Sunday so I got up and started to prepare my huge turkey and all the fixings when my phone rings..and as you all know, an early morning phone call is never a good thing. So I find out my 18 year old nephew got beat up by 6 guys and is in the hospital. It was a case of being at the wrong place at the wrong time.
He's doing okay now but man, he's unrecognizable. He's in rough shape, lots of broken bones and is so lucky to be alive. The girl he was with saved his life. As the boys were stomping on his head, she kept screaming and throwing herself on him to protect him. They continued to drag her off and kept beating him. Had it not been for her...I hate to even think what would have happened.
I don't see a lot of my nephew because he lives far from me and I called him three times last week to make sure he was coming to dinner. After he was conscious the first thing he says to me is I'm sorry I never made it to dinner. Poor kid. He's actually lucky to be alive. We postponed dinner until Monday and only my sister and two kids could make it. We sure had a lot to be thankful for as we shared a meal.
I plan to have a Thanksgiving do-over when my nephew is feeling up to it. The other kids all decorated cookies for him.
Thanksgiving didn't go as planned but something like this sure makes you take pause and be thankful for an awful lot.
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posted by Cathryn Fox @ 2:22 PM  |
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I'm so sorry. It is horrible what happened to your nephew. I hope his recovery is a speedy one.
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Thank you so much Annette!
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How awful! I'm glad he's on the mend and that he had such a brave friend with him.
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Wow! I wish him a speedy recovery, and lots of best wishes to your family.
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What a terrible thing! I'm glad he's alive, and am sending healing Vibes!
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I'm so sorry. It is horrible what happened to your nephew. I hope his recovery is a speedy one.