My thoughts and prayers will definitely go out to the family and friends of these young girls. This is such a sad event that has changed the lives of these young girls and their families. I have a very young child and you always worry about "will they be born OK", but this makes you realize "Can I keep them safe once they are here?". Your life can change in an instant and we all need to be thankful for the time we are allowed with our family and friends. My heart goes out to these families.
My 14 YO is really struggling with this right now. Knows Alyssa and keeps looking at email every 5 minutes to see if anybody has sent a recent update. If anybody knows her condition and its appropriate to share, I would appreciate a PM. Thanks.
I was stunned when I found out about this early this morning. I taught with Allysa's mom for several years and know both daughters. My heart goes out to all of the families involved and to the staff and students at West. It seems that I am hearing too often about tragic accidents in this part of Johnston County, especially those involving young drivers. The growth in this area has resulted in so many more drivers. I think it is easy when you are driving on one of these rural roads to feel secure and think that no other cars are around, but all it takes is one. When I was talking about the accident with a West student this morning, I told him I learned an important lesson the morning I was hit by a commercial truck that ran a red light. Stop lights and stop signs don't stop cars; people do. Always pay attention to any traffic that may cross your path at a side road or intersection. A moving car may or may not stop. A driver who is not looking in your direction may or may not be aware that you are approaching. Your chances of getting into an accident are fifty-fifty until you know for sure. In addition to praying for these girls and their families, I pray that all of our young drivers will learn to drive safely and defensively and will remember that their lives and the lives of others may depend on this.
My prayers and hopes are so with these girls but i cannot help but wonder - why was a 16yo inexperienced driver driving a convertible sports car - is that not an inivitation to disastor? Now don't get all mad and start condeming what i said, but as a mother of 3 who are now past the teenage years and a daughter of a man who gave me a convertible Camaro at age 16, i feel very blessed that i made it through that time. With a car that was that cool and powerful, i pushed the limits to impress my friends and was so lucky to have made it out alive. Just a word of advise to the parents out there, never give your newly licensed child a car with any power or a car that will impress - it is an invitation for disaster.
The whole thing is absolutely heart wrenching. My kids? In a convertable??... No. The aren't allowed to drive until they turn thirty.
Any additional news on Alyssa? I did get one PM (thank you). The news channels are still reporting critical condition, so that is something to keep us praying.
If your 14 yo needs to, they have councilers at west johnston that are there for help. Just an option. They were there all day yesterday and I imagine they will be there today also. BTW my son was pretty upset also, He knew Emily.
Absoultely Kaci, and how about this They were leaving a school function going back to the school, I know teachers are not police officers - but can they not enforce the law as citizens? Look at all the carloads of kids entering that school and leaving it each day. We know the law, but nobody says a word.
actually if I read this right that law only applies for the first 6 months of having a drivers license http://www.ncdot.org/DMV/driver_ser...hapter1/typesLicenses.html#GraduatedLicensing
I don't know how reliable this info is (heard it from two different teens who know the kids) but I'm hearing that the 13 year old probably won't make it. The kids are saying that she is basically brain dead and the family is thinking of taking her off life support. Like I said, that may not be correct information (and I hope it isn't), but if it is, that family needs extra prayer. I've also heard that the driver doesn't have life threatening injuries and should make a full recovery. If the 13 year old dies, I simply can not imagine what that poor girl is going to have to carry for the rest of her life. :cry: And yes mom2~1boy, the restrictions only apply to the first 6 months after getting their license.
thanks for the update ready, btw from what I heard on the news the yound lady driving was still under the graduated licenses and may face several charges..
I'm having a hard time with this. I was there just minutes after it happened and I just knew.....and it has made me sick to my stomach. I cannot begin to imagine how these families are feeling right now. And that poor child will never be the same after this. She's going to need a lot of prayer, love and support. My heart goes out to her. And lets not forget to say a prayer for the firefighters and EMS crew that pulled these girls out. Those images will be etched into their minds for a long time.
No charges filed against the young lady driving could be worse than having to live with the reality of this tragedy for the rest of her life. However, tragedy can give birth to amazing moments of grace that can change the lives of those involved in powerful ways. Many years ago, one of my high school students, Brandy, was speeding on a rural road and accidently hit and killed a young middle school boy on his bicycle. The student was white; the young boy African-American. Even though she was afraid of facing the boy's family, Brandy attended his funeral. As she stood there crying, the boy's mother walked over and embraced her and said, "Both of us will have to help each other get through this together." It has been almost 15 years since this accident. I remember that Brandy graduated, and sometimes I wonder what she is doing now. I wonder how often she regrets the tragic accident that took place on that summer afternoon and wishes she could change the outcome. But most of all, I wonder how she felt when a woman of a different age and race who had experienced an unbearable loss as a result of her mistake reached out to her and began the healing process. I hope that the families and friends of these girls with reach out and begin to heal. All of you will need to help each other get through this together.
My 14 YO just came from the prayer service for Alyssa in Willow Springs. Very tough, never seen my child in so much emotional pain and I feel totally helpless. Despite the urge to lecture during this time, I hope you will choose to not type whatever lecture is in your head. Instead of being an insensitive clod, go and say a prayer for Alyssa and the other young lady.
It just kills me when I hear about stuff like this and the kids being so young! Makes is harder for me to let my kids go somewhere with their friends and I sit on pins and needles when they are gone until they come home. Can only barely imagine what these parents must feel! I know what I felt when my God-daughter passed away not too long ago from drunk driving and still wish I knew who bought the booze for those kids. Young lives gone or forver changed in a flash! I do sincerely hope and pray the other girls recover swiftly and with flying colors! I am crying now too! :cry: My prayers have been with these families since I heard about it!!!! ***Edited for clarification due to really needing to go to bed and mind just isn't functioning right, but yet not really tired. Did not mean to leave out the ones that were in the hospital. I am sorry.***
the 13 year old girl is not brain dead. She has lost 30% of her brain function. They still do not know what part of her brain was destroyed, because she is in a drug induced coma. She is far from being out of the woods, but it is better news.
That is better news, zappa! I heard on the news tonight that both girls have suffered brain damage, so Melissa's condition now sounds worse to me than what I had heard from the teens. Any news on the poor woman that hit them? We can't forget what she must be going through now either. The accident was completely out of her control, but still, I can't imagine... :cry:
