Friends,
     Tonight is the 13th annual Compassionate Friends candle lighting in memory of kids that have died. Compassionate friends is a worldwide organization that provides peer

grief counseling to families who have experienced he death of a child.

We ask you to join us and light a candle at 7pm your local time in memory of our Sam.. and all the other kids who have died.. Do it with love and remember how these kids lit up our lives while they were living.. and how they continue to shine love into our lives after they’re gone from this life.

I honestly don’t know much first-hand about Compassionate friends. All that I know I heard from the many friends who suggested we seek them out after Sam died. There are chapters in cities across the planet.. I know there’s at least one here in Vermont.  Honestly, I never went because early on, i wasn’t sure I could take the pain of hearing from others stories. Now I realize I like to talking to othes in this messed-up club.. there are things you can say to folks with this common hard experience that you can’t really share with others.

When I light a candle tonight I’ll also be thinking of all those mothers and fathers,  , sisters  and brothers grandparents , friends.. even the pets who’ve gone down this very hard road.

Thanks for helping us out here freinds. remember 7PM…
Nite all.. nite Sam.. were’ thinking of you tonight.. and every night !
-me