On Thursday night a fan at a Texas Rangers baseball game died. A player had tossed a foul ball into the stands and in the moment the man reached for the ball he lost his balance and tumbled over the wall headfirst. He was at the game alone with his six year old son. He was conscious though bleeding profusely from the head and as the EMS crew was getting him out he was heard to be begging for someone to care for his boy. He died at the hospital.
Bob had ESPN coverage on and I had to have him turn it off. I just couldn't listen. It makes every cell in my body seem oddly electrified by sadness...and fear. As a parent, other than your child being the victim of an accident or illness, this has to be one of your most primal fears. That something beyond your control will tear you from your child and leave them vulnerable, alone and afraid.
I certainly am full of grief for this man and his family. I wish so much for them. But most of all I hope that someone reassured that father that his son was safe and cared for before he had to leave. I wish this with all my might.
Bob had ESPN coverage on and I had to have him turn it off. I just couldn't listen. It makes every cell in my body seem oddly electrified by sadness...and fear. As a parent, other than your child being the victim of an accident or illness, this has to be one of your most primal fears. That something beyond your control will tear you from your child and leave them vulnerable, alone and afraid.
I certainly am full of grief for this man and his family. I wish so much for them. But most of all I hope that someone reassured that father that his son was safe and cared for before he had to leave. I wish this with all my might.
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This news story also haunted me. I also made the horrible mistake of allowing myself to watch the video. I can barely stand to think about it even now. To be enjoying a rite of passage like that - baseball with dad - and to have it end like that. So many lives changed in that instant.
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