((((Family))))

On the 22nd my Grandson went missing from a behavioral health center. He was there to deal with some anger and behavioral issues. He wasn't there but 12 hrs. before he fled. He was in a strange town and had no friends there. He just turned 13 in Dec. and is very small for his age, only 89 lbs. You can imagine our distress as it is very cold and he ran w/o a coat.

I always said when a child is on the news as missing that I just can't even imagine the raw angst a family goes through. Now I know. It's hell. It's hard to sleep, hard to eat, hard to do the necessery things that need to be done to find them. There is lots of registering with different foundations, dealing with police, detectives etc.

Anyway, we can all collapse now. My Grandson was found today in another state. Thank HP for the NCIC (National Crime Information Center) system.

I've been in chat and on the board a few times and didn't mention my Grandson because it was my escape from the drama and trauma, so forgive me for that. I knew if I said anything that y'all would be asking everytime I went in to chat. I love ya, but I learned my lesson when my husband was sick. It's so hard to live it, let alone repeating it over and over.

I really, really want to thank jrtjosey, my rock. She was online helping immediately.. writing to the Mayor and officials and Lord knows who else. I didn't ask who, I was just grateful that she was helping, all the while keeping continuous contact with me and making sure I was holding up..
Going through this crisis alone w/o my husband here to tell me it was all going to be OK was really hard.
The prayers she asked for on here a couple days ago were for my family. Thank you my dear friend. And thank you all for those prayers.

Thanks to ((((((Kerry)))) too for being there for me.  Love ya girl.

I gotta say too, I raised one strong daughter. Together, we rock!! We hit some brick walls but kept on knocking them down.

Our boy is found, he's in jail 90 miles away, but that's better then the fears that go through your head when they are alone in the cold and dark..


Christy




-- Edited by Christy at 00:07, 2007-02-25