Wednesday, January 14, 2004
A death in the town
Bewond the normal trials of the day came the message from one of my guidance counselors that came to my office early in the day to relate the bad news. A family in town that has two twin girls in our high school was caring for five children for income. During the day before, a nine-month old boy began to spit up. He normally did this and did not cause great concern until the Irish mother heard the infant wheeze. he could not breathe and one of the twin high school girls tried to give CPR but did not know how to do it to an infant. She gave mouth to mouth but the baby died anyway.
The family was devastated. They had to contact the parents of the child, go through an qutopsy and grieve with the parents, who they knew well. the twin girls went to school but only one could stay the day; the other had to go home. The counselor supported their needs through the day. I could only empathize.
The worst experience in this day was when one of the girls read her email, which said that her mother was a baby killer. How could anyone be that cruel?
The family was devastated. They had to contact the parents of the child, go through an qutopsy and grieve with the parents, who they knew well. the twin girls went to school but only one could stay the day; the other had to go home. The counselor supported their needs through the day. I could only empathize.
The worst experience in this day was when one of the girls read her email, which said that her mother was a baby killer. How could anyone be that cruel?
