ginahunt3

I live in an area where people getting killed or hurt is nothing new. I'm 39 yrs old with 3 children. In April 2009 a friend of ours was killed by another friend. The deceased was 24 & the killer was 15. They were also friends they got high & drunk together that day. It was Easter. The 24 yo was hitting and pushing the kid. Thats when someone handed him a gun. I know this kid & he is not a murderer. An honor student yes but not a killer. He was small for his age. A lawyer in the courtroom said he looked 12. A friend & I have been 2 court to support him and his family. He was sentenced to 24 yrs. & gave a tearful, heartfelt apology to the victims family. I write him often. He's such a good kid it breaks my heart. Am I wrong for being on his side even though I knew both of them? I feel that if this grown man didnt supply the kid with drugs & booze & he wasnt pushing him around he would still be alive today.

Your story is so close to mine. 6 yrs ago my grandmother went 2 the E.R. on a Friday morning for back pain. She had arthritis & osteoporosis and dealt with pains daily. This a.m. she couldnt take it & had Grandpa take her. She sent him home & would call when ready. I called about 6 p.m. & they said they were admitting her. At 1 a.m. my cousin who lived with them called my mom to tell her grandpa ran out of the house to go to the hosp. I live closest so she called me. My husband & I arrived to find her in ICU. She had a thoracic aortic aneurysm that was leaking. We said our goodbyes before they removed the life support. She died @ 6:07 a.m. I lost my grandmother, mother & best friend and even now, 6 yrs later, I cry every day.