For the fifth straight night, she hasn’t slept well, her sixteen year old son is suffering from the effects of chemotherapy and this is the first week of treatment.  Seven years ago she went through this with him and after nearly a year he went into remission.  She was thankful and felt God had answered her prayers and spared the life of her much beloved son.  However, Read the rest of this entry »

The recent news has been filled with the images of grieving parents who now are living with one of the most horrific events that can occur in a family.  Last week I read that actor Andrew Koenig, the 41-year-old son of actor Walter Koenig, who played Pavel Chekhov on Start Trek,  committed suicide in Vancouver, BC.  The former child actor, who starred on the show Growing Pains long suffered from depression.  Earlier this week it was reported that Michael Blosil, the son of Marie Osmond, committed suicide‎ by leaping to his death.  The news has been tragic.

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