OT: Roo's Miracle...A TPB's Community Thread Of Unity and Support

[colorado]

May peace of mind be with you and your family. Condolences and God bless you man. You're right, we should never have to bury our kids, I feel your heartache. I myself had a son I lost to bone cancer. We miss him so I know what you're going through. God bless you

[Lefty2SLO]

Thank you to everyone for your kind words. This season has been tough so far, not because of the Chargers doing Charger things as always, but I would watch the games with my sons every Sunday. Watching the games has been a dagger in my heart as I miss my boys but it is also good at the same time because it reminds me of all the good times (win or lose) I had with them watching the games in the past. I can hear them commentating on the play calls and the game in my head while watching it.

Thank you too Fleet, this place has been a good place for me to come and read, comment and helps me take my mind off of them for a bit, get away from things and just think about football for a while.

FoutsFan - I'm so sorry for your losses. Like other parents here I cannot begin to imagine the pain you must be suffering - the Lefty family will be praying for you.

Kind of puts the football stuff in perspective, doesn't it? We should all remember that it's entertainment, not the real world . . . . . . . . . and conduct ourselves accordingly.

[Bolt4Knob]

FoutsFan - so sorry for your loss. I cannot imagine what you are going through as well as your sons. Thoughts and best wishes to you

[FoutsFan]

Copy that brother. Is that what you want on the nameplate? And since its 14...you want it to be the royal jersey? Size?

XL Royal would be nice or Powder Blue, the name plate if it fits of Tommy Isaac, or TDW IRW would be great. I cannot thank you enough for all the support and letting me heal here on your forum with the Bolt family.

[FoutsFan]

May peace of mind be with you and your family. Condolences and God bless you man. You're right, we should never have to bury our kids, I feel your heartache. I myself had a son I lost to bone cancer. We miss him so I know what you're going through. God bless you

I am so sorry for your loss. I will keep you in my prayers as well.

[Fleet 1]

XL Royal would be nice or Powder Blue, the name plate if it fits of Tommy Isaac, or TDW IRW would be great. I cannot thank you enough for all the support and letting me heal here on your forum with the Bolt family.

Working on it now my man. And its our forum. We all in this together. Much love bruddah. Shoot me your addy in the PM we have open.

[Fleet 1]

You choose my man.
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[Fleet 1]

Send me the address and which one you want FF. I have a small oral procedure happening in 15 minutes. Ill get it done when i get back. Aloha.

[Topcat]

Before I get into details, I want to let everyone know I spoke with Fleet before and made sure I had his blessing before I posted this.

Below is a photo of myself and my 2 boys from the Falcons Chargers game last year. My youngest son Isaac is the one in the middle. He was 17 at that time. He had severe psoriatic arthritis. By the time he reached 17 he had the body of an 85-year-old arthritic man. In late 22 he was diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumor. He suffered from the joint pain for may years but his pain from the tumor was very intense. On February 17^th this year he took his life, no notes or anything. This was devastating to me and my family. We knew he was suffering but it still took us by surprise, he never gave us any problems for anything, until he did, and there was no coming back from it.

My oldest son Tommy, on the right, was a second Lieutenant in the Army. He suffered from severe PTSD from his time serving. The Army told him that if he were to get any help he would be either medically discharged or at best his career would be over and he would just stay where he was now, never advancing. On the one month anniversary (Friday March 17^th) of Isaac passing Tommy took his life. He left some notes and journals that told us about his struggles. He said that Isaac’s passing basically pushed him over the edge and he could not get help without the Army finding out. Indeed, when my wife and I were going to counseling we found a retired military guy who was willing to meet with Tommy off the record and bill me instead of Tommy, he said no, the army will find out.
They say no parent should have to bury their child, this is true. No parent should have to see their child in that situation. I was the one to find my 17-year-old, this is a trauma that no parent should have to see. For months this was the image that I saw every time I closed my eyes. Tommy was not home and we could not find him all evening until the cops found him later that night. If you can please keep my family in your prayers and/or send mojo our way. This has been the most difficult year of my life. If it were not for my faith in God, my life would be significantly different with how we are dealing with this. I have asked God to blur the image of my son when I found him, I still see that image, but he has been faithful and I no longer see my son with any detail. Dealing with the Army has been traumatic in of itself and a story for a different time.

Thank you for letting me post this and for any thoughts and prayers. Putting this here and talking about it is helping me get through this situation. Sorry to be a downer and putting a heavy heart on the Bolt family here I just needed to keep processing this to heal.


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So sorry to hear this, FF...I had a sister who piled up a ton of debts, ended up trying to pay for it through credit card fraud, also backslid into alcoholism, then finally saw no hope and took her own life also...all this while her son was in the Marines deployed in Afghanistan...my brothers and sisters were in complete shock for a long time...but I can tell you that over time, healing and peace of mind can come again...never easy, but my prayers are with you..."And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." (Philippians 4:7)

[Lefty2SLO]

So sorry to hear this, FF...I had a sister who piled up a ton of debts, ended up trying to pay for it through credit card fraud, also backslid into alcoholism, then finally saw no hope and took her own life also...all this while her son was in the Marines deployed in Afghanistan...my brothers and sisters were in complete shock for a long time...but I can tell you that over time, healing and peace of mind can come again...never easy, but my prayers are with you...[I]"And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." [/I](Philippians 4:7)

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[FoutsFan]

So sorry to hear this, FF...I had a sister who piled up a ton of debts, ended up trying to pay for it through credit card fraud, also backslid into alcoholism, then finally saw no hope and took her own life also...all this while her son was in the Marines deployed in Afghanistan...my brothers and sisters were in complete shock for a long time...but I can tell you that over time, healing and peace of mind can come again...never easy, but my prayers are with you..."And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." (Philippians 4:7)

Thank you so much. I am sorry for your loss. I will keep you in my prayers as well.

[Topcat]

Thank you so much. I am sorry for your loss. I will keep you in my prayers as well.

Thanks, and God bless you...we're all on the same team here...we encourage each other in tough times...you WILL get through this...with the help of the Lord..."with God all things are possible.” (Matthew 19:26)...and "I can do all things through Him who strengthens me." (Philippians 4:13).