Apr 05 2009
Blood is thicker than water
Today I wanted to share with you the story of when Justin visited us when we lived in Las Vegas. When Justin was about 10 he flew by himself to Las Vegas. One night as we were showing him the sights in Vegas I looked back to see if he was having a good time. When I looked back I saw his hands were full of blood. At first I was afraid he was injured but realized he had a nose bleed. Justin suffered from nose bleeds anyway but the air is so dry in Las Vegas it causes the problem to be worse. I panicked my dear readers. I thought that the child couldn’t have any more blood in his tiny body because it was all coming out of his nose. When I say I panicked…I mean I PANICKED. We pulled into a parking lot of a small casino and went to ask for help from their medical staff but they wouldn’t allow us to bring him in because of his age but they told us a fire station was right next door. I ran next door pounding on the side door till they came out. They checked Justin out and told us he was ok. I finally was able to breathe again…barely….Justin has been the source of many grey hairs on my head……
Today I wanted to talk about items that are often used to play The Choking Game. Of course when friends are together they sometimes use their hands to choke the other person. However sometimes they use objects when they are with friends and the scariest is when they use these objects to play while they are alone. Items that have been reportedly used are: leashes, belts, clothing, rope, shoe strings, ties, extension cords (this is the item Justin used) and many more items.
Also when you see these types of items hanging from other objects such as: bed posts, bunk beds, door knobs, closet rods, ceiling fans and anything that is stationary. My mother had noticed that Justin had a t-shirt hanging from a water pipe that went through his room for a couple of weeks. She asked him repeatedly WHY the shirt there was and he would shrug it off or say it was nothing. We believe he was using it for TCG. Justin died when he tied an orange electrical cord tied from the same water pipe as he sat on the floor. If you notice this happening please don’t take NOTHING for an answer….
