Lost a great kid last night...

Dutch · 08-29-2013, 08:33 AM

My nephew, Mikey, aged 14, passed away last night in Tucson, AZ. He suffered with severe medical issues that put him in and out of the hospital on an almost routine basis since birth. Those issues (primarily intestinal) were degenerative and it finally caught up with him. He had cerebral palsy and autism... but he knew everyday of his life that he was a great kid. And like parents of any special needs children, my sister (who I never would have guessed was the kind of woman that would know how to handle this situation) endured tremendous amounts of personal sacrifice while she worked her ass off for him and went above and beyond what all of us assume would be our responsibilities when we have a child. In the end though, she would do it all again in a heartbeat because Mikey was quite simply a wonderful human being.

If you know anybody who is taking care of a child or children with special needs, just let them know how awesome they are. They prove there are additional reservoirs of great love, strength and resolve hidden inside all of us.

If you wouldn't mind sending thoughts/prayers Mikey's way, I know he'd appreciate it.

DaddyTorgo · 08-29-2013, 08:38 AM

Sorry Dutch. My condolences.

spleen1015 · 08-29-2013, 08:38 AM

Sorry for your lose, man. Sounds like your sister was the right mom for Mikey.

Best wishes to you and your family.

CleBrownsfan · 08-29-2013, 08:49 AM

This really touches home for me.

As a new parent of a special needs child, I feel your sisters' emotions and sacrifices - I know there will be a ton of high and low moments with our Henry.

My thoughts are with you and your family - I can't imagine losing your child

MikeD, your sister will now have a lifetime angle to looks after her. RIP Mikey...

McLovin · 08-29-2013, 08:51 AM

Sorry for your loss MikeD. A special prayer for Mikey.

cuervo72 · 08-29-2013, 08:53 AM

Sorry Dutch, condolences to you and your family. You sister sounds like a heck of a mom, and Mikey sounds like he was a heck of a kid.

JonInMiddleGA · 08-29-2013, 08:55 AM

Sincere condolences, thoughts & prayers with your family.

Kodos · 08-29-2013, 09:05 AM

Very sorry to learn of your family's loss. Sounds like Mikey was a special kid. Stuff like this shouldn't happen, especially to children. My sincere condolences.

saldana · 08-29-2013, 09:14 AM

so sorry for your loss...mikey will be in my prayers

PackerFanatic · 08-29-2013, 09:23 AM

Thoughts and prayers, Mike.

Honolulu_Blue · 08-29-2013, 09:34 AM

Very sorry for your loss. It really sucks, especially when it's a child.

I lost my five year old nephew just over two years ago. There isn't a day that goes by that I don't think of him. There are just some wounds that time will never fully heal.

Matthean · 08-29-2013, 10:06 AM

We have a number of special needs kids at my church, and I can't imagine what it is like for those parents.

MizzouRah · 08-29-2013, 10:53 AM

Thoughts and prayers

Sweed · 08-29-2013, 11:29 AM

Sorry to hear of your family's loss. You will all be in my thoughts and prayers.

corbes · 08-29-2013, 11:33 AM

Sorry, Mike. My thoughts and prayers with your family and most of all with Mikey.

Icy · 08-29-2013, 11:34 AM

So sorry to read, best wishes to you and your family, Mikey is in my thoughts.

BillJasper · 08-29-2013, 11:40 AM

Mikey, his parents and those that loved him are in my thoughts today.

I count myself lucky every single day that we had three kids who are all relatively healthy.

Lathum · 08-29-2013, 12:27 PM

ugh, sorry to hear, I can't even imagine your families pain, they will be in my prayers

Castlerock · 08-29-2013, 12:28 PM

So sorry. You, Mikey and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.

kingfc22 · 08-29-2013, 12:35 PM

So sorry Mike. My condolences.

digamma · 08-29-2013, 12:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cuervo72

Sorry Dutch, condolences to you and your family. You sister sounds like a heck of a mom, and Mikey sounds like he was a heck of a kid.

Can't really say it better than this. Glad you were able to spend the time with him you did.

Chief Rum · 08-29-2013, 01:25 PM

He'll be in my thoughts and prayers. Sounds like a great kid.

Solecismic · 08-29-2013, 01:28 PM

I'm sorry for your loss. So many kids have to deal with so much, yet they have this way of expressing joy when they're happy that reminds you of what life's really about.

Bad-example · 08-29-2013, 02:34 PM

Damn. Sincere condolences in this rough time for you and yours.

TroyF · 08-29-2013, 10:53 PM

I'm very sorry for your loss.

BYU 14 · 08-30-2013, 02:48 AM

So sorry for your loss Mike, thoughts and prayers to you and your entire family.

Dutch · 08-30-2013, 04:43 AM

Thanks. ...and now I get the relevance of posting these types of messages. Its nice to read the replies.

MIJB#19 · 08-30-2013, 02:49 PM

My condolences, Mike.

Edward64 · 08-31-2013, 08:19 AM

Sorry to hear.

My wife is a public school special ed teacher. She is special to be able to care for the kids ... I know your sister is too.

miami_fan · 08-31-2013, 08:40 AM

My condolences, Dutch

08-29-2013, 08:38 AM	#3
spleen1015 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003	Sorry for your lose, man. Sounds like your sister was the right mom for Mikey. Best wishes to you and your family. __________________ Why choose failure when success is an option?

08-29-2013, 08:49 AM	#4
CleBrownsfan Pro Rookie Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: C-Town	This really touches home for me. As a new parent of a special needs child, I feel your sisters' emotions and sacrifices - I know there will be a ton of high and low moments with our Henry. My thoughts are with you and your family - I can't imagine losing your child MikeD, your sister will now have a lifetime angle to looks after her. RIP Mikey... __________________ *XBox Gamertag:* Pronk32 FOOL-X - Cleveland Naps FOOL - Cleveland Cyclones SLOP - Cuyahoga Spiders

08-29-2013, 08:53 AM	#6
cuervo72 Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maryland	Sorry Dutch, condolences to you and your family. You sister sounds like a heck of a mom, and Mikey sounds like he was a heck of a kid. __________________ null

08-29-2013, 08:55 AM	#7
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	Sincere condolences, thoughts & prayers with your family. __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

08-29-2013, 09:23 AM	#10
PackerFanatic Pro Starter Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Appleton, WI	Thoughts and prayers, Mike. __________________ Commissioner of the RNFL

08-29-2013, 08:38 AM	#2
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	Sorry Dutch. My condolences.

08-29-2013, 08:51 AM	#5
McLovin Mascot Join Date: Feb 2008	Sorry for your loss MikeD. A special prayer for Mikey.

08-29-2013, 09:05 AM	#8
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	Very sorry to learn of your family's loss. Sounds like Mikey was a special kid. Stuff like this shouldn't happen, especially to children. My sincere condolences.

08-29-2013, 09:14 AM	#9
saldana Pro Starter Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bethlehem, Pa	so sorry for your loss...mikey will be in my prayers

08-29-2013, 09:34 AM	#11
Honolulu_Blue Hockey Boy Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Royal Oak, MI	Very sorry for your loss. It really sucks, especially when it's a child. I lost my five year old nephew just over two years ago. There isn't a day that goes by that I don't think of him. There are just some wounds that time will never fully heal. __________________ *Steve Yzerman*: 1,755 points in 1,514 regular season games. 185 points in 196 postseason games. A First-Team All-Star, Conn Smythe Trophy winner, Selke Trophy winner, Masterton Trophy winner, member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, Olympic gold medallist, and a three-time Stanley Cup Champion. Longest serving captain of one team in the history of the NHL (19 seasons).

08-29-2013, 10:06 AM	#12
Matthean Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Aug 2008	We have a number of special needs kids at my church, and I can't imagine what it is like for those parents. __________________ Board games: Bringing people back to the original social network, the table.

08-29-2013, 10:53 AM	#13
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Troy, Mo	Thoughts and prayers

08-29-2013, 11:29 AM	#14
Sweed College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2003	Sorry to hear of your family's loss. You will all be in my thoughts and prayers.

08-29-2013, 11:33 AM	#15
corbes College Benchwarmer Join Date: Nov 2003	Sorry, Mike. My thoughts and prayers with your family and most of all with Mikey.

08-29-2013, 11:34 AM	#16
Icy Pro Starter Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Toledo - Spain	So sorry to read, best wishes to you and your family, Mikey is in my thoughts. __________________

08-29-2013, 11:40 AM	#17
BillJasper Pro Starter Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Northern Kentucky	Mikey, his parents and those that loved him are in my thoughts today. I count myself lucky every single day that we had three kids who are all relatively healthy. __________________ The Confederacy lost, it is time to dismantle it.

08-29-2013, 12:27 PM	#18
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	ugh, sorry to hear, I can't even imagine your families pain, they will be in my prayers

08-29-2013, 12:28 PM	#19
Castlerock High School Varsity Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Boston, Ma	So sorry. You, Mikey and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.

08-29-2013, 12:35 PM	#20
kingfc22 Head Coach Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Morgan Hill, CA	So sorry Mike. My condolences. __________________ Fan of SF Giants, 49ers, Sharks, Arsenal

08-29-2013, 01:25 PM	#22
Chief Rum Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Where Hip Hop lives	He'll be in my thoughts and prayers. Sounds like a great kid. __________________ . . I would rather be wrong...Than live in the shadows of your song...My mind is open wide...And now I'm ready to start...You're not sure...You open the door...And step out into the dark...Now I'm ready.

08-29-2013, 01:28 PM	#23
Solecismic Solecismic Software Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Canton, OH	I'm sorry for your loss. So many kids have to deal with so much, yet they have this way of expressing joy when they're happy that reminds you of what life's really about.

08-29-2013, 02:34 PM	#24
Bad-example College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: san jose CA	Damn. Sincere condolences in this rough time for you and yours.

08-29-2013, 10:53 PM	#25
TroyF Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	I'm very sorry for your loss.

08-30-2013, 02:48 AM	#26
BYU 14 Coordinator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The scorched Desert	So sorry for your loss Mike, thoughts and prayers to you and your entire family.

08-30-2013, 04:43 AM	#27
Dutch "Dutch" Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Tampa, FL	Thanks. ...and now I get the relevance of posting these types of messages. Its nice to read the replies.

08-30-2013, 02:49 PM	#28
MIJB#19 Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands	My condolences, Mike. __________________ * 2005 Golden Scribe winner for best FOF Dynasty about IHOF's Maassluis Merchantmen * Former GM of GEFL's Houston Oilers and WOOF's Curacao Cocktail

08-31-2013, 08:19 AM	#29
Edward64 Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2005	Sorry to hear. My wife is a public school special ed teacher. She is special to be able to care for the kids ... I know your sister is too.

08-31-2013, 08:40 AM	#30
miami_fan Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Land O Lakes FL	My condolences, Dutch __________________ "The blind soldier fought for me in this war. The least I can do now is fight for him. I have eyes. He hasn’t. I have a voice on the radio, he hasn’t. I was born a white man. And until a colored man is a full citizen, like me, I haven’t the leisure to enjoy the freedom that colored man risked his life to maintain for me. I don’t own what I have until he owns an equal share of it. Until somebody beats me and blinds me, I am in his debt."- Orson Welles August 11, 1946 Last edited by miami_fan : 08-31-2013 at 08:40 AM.

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