Some kids I work with died this weekend

Irish Al

:( Yep one of those times life is shit

Who Princess

Sorry to hear that. What happened?

Irish Al

House fire...3 brothers killed another critical....very sad :(

JordyWordy

sorry to hear, absolutely tragic what happened. hope the other brother pulls through.

dcfaithful

Al,
My condolences go out to you and all that were affected by this tragedy. We've all dealt with loss, but that doesn't mean yours isn't hard, or devastating.

From personal experience on two previous losses, this board is full of people who are willing to give you love, comfort, and support in your time of grief, I included.

All who read this thread will be thinking about you tonight and keeping you in our best thoughts.

Cheers friend,
PM me if you need anyone to talk to...

libragirl

Jesus..that's awful..Im sorry..I do hope the other brother makes it. :(

Who Princess

How very tragic. My condolences to you and their loved ones.
I hope the other brother recovers.

It's a jolt, isn't it, when some kind of horrible accident like this strikes close by. :(

Fifthelement

That is so tragic. Poor family, I couldn't even imagine My thoughts and prayers go out to you and to those affected :(

QuarterToTen

tragic. my condolences.

redrock

Aw shit Al.....

{{Al}}

Steve Dunne

sorry al!!!

PureandEasy

Oh, that poor family. So sorry to hear about this.

Irish Al

Thanks all....its strange, this has happened before and I always feel a slight sense of guilt that I dont feel more effected by it...its hard to explain, I feel so sorry for the family and it bizarre knowing that I will never see them again but I dont feel a sense of loss...and I never do....I've always been able to keep a certain amount of detachment when it comes to working with kids as these things do happen but....ah jaysus I dont know what I'm trying to say...basically send your prayers to the family :(

rhcpjam1029

very sorry to hear that.

in_hiding79

Irish Al wrote:

House fire...3 brothers killed another critical....very sad :(

TERRIBLE!!! :(

Irish Al

Have to say, that when I said yesterday that I felt detached, I couldn't get the thoughts of people trying to get them out of the house, last night. If heard more and more details of what happened (people seeing one of them banging on the window and being trapped) and I'm now getting parents coming in asking me to speak with their kids who witnessed the whole thing...oh its all so sad....sorry to keep going on about it...its just mental :(

eMMI

there's no need to apologise, your thoughts are better out than in.

redrock

Stuff nightmares are made of.....

Maybe YOU need to speak to someone too?

Heineken Helen

Irish Al wrote:

Have to say, that when I said yesterday that I felt detached, I couldn't get the thoughts of people trying to get them out of the house, last night. If heard more and more details of what happened (people seeing one of them banging on the window and being trapped) and I'm now getting parents coming in asking me to speak with their kids who witnessed the whole thing...oh its all so sad....sorry to keep going on about it...its just mental :(

I'm sorry Al :( My cousins died in a fire when they were 9 and 11... it's something that I hate reading about... even if I don't know the people... but yeh, I heard the same stories at the time... and I wish I hadn't :(

Irish Al

Thanks guys...heard more about fingerprints being found on the door looking for the handle...fucked up..oh I am drunk also..the answer is always here j/k

Fifthelement

Be strong Al. Grieve. Have a good cry, a good long, loud scream and a couple of shots. {{{HUGS}}}

Irish Al

Fifthelement wrote:

Be strong Al. Grieve. Have a good cry, a good long, loud scream and a couple of shots. {{{HUGS}}}

Thanks appreciate it

Heineken Helen

Irish Al wrote:

Thanks guys...heard more about fingerprints being found on the door looking for the handle...fucked up..oh I am drunk also..the answer is always here j/k

:( seriously, don't think about this stuff... they wouldn't have that info yet anyway surely. It's horrible to even think about and it will do ya no good :(

Remember the family last year that got wiped out in Omagh? i went to school with her... didn't know her very well... was friends with her sister but woulda known her to chat to... but it's still devastating when you hear the stories... the 13 year old called 999 and was found with rosary beads :( I really don't know why they release this stuff... I guess it helps people relate... but it's sensationalism at best :oops: one of my cousins was found at the window and the other under the bed... I never asked for more details than that and my family didn't talk about more details than that cos we really don't need to know... and their family doesn't need to know either... it doesn't even do any good to talk about it.

I'm sorry though :( it will feel weird for quite a while... something like this is just unfathomable.

Fifthelement

Heineken Helen wrote:

Irish Al wrote:

Have to say, that when I said yesterday that I felt detached, I couldn't get the thoughts of people trying to get them out of the house, last night. If heard more and more details of what happened (people seeing one of them banging on the window and being trapped) and I'm now getting parents coming in asking me to speak with their kids who witnessed the whole thing...oh its all so sad....sorry to keep going on about it...its just mental :(

I'm sorry Al :( My cousins died in a fire when they were 9 and 11... it's something that I hate reading about... even if I don't know the people... but yeh, I heard the same stories at the time... and I wish I hadn't :(

Sorry about the loss of your cousins Helen. :(

PearlOfAGirl

That is a very tragic story... I'm so sorry... May they R.I.P.

Heatherj43

WOW! I worked with kids for years. I have had a few die at different times, but not that many at one time. I just can't imagine. I read where you said you try to stay detached. I know, we all TRY that when we work with kids, but it isn't that easy. We are human, and thankfully so! My thought are with you at this rough time.

redrock

Al, my thoughts are with you today and thoughts and prayers for the family & loved ones of the children who perished.

decides2dream

how utterly tragic....hearts and thoughts al.......


all my years teaching, i've never lost a student, had one become ill, or any major tragedies with their families. guess i was quite 'lucky'.....even with 09.11, MANY students had parents who worked there, some faculty had spouses who worked there....and personally, as a school, we lost no one. lucky indeed.