The horror yesterday at Virginia Tech struck a little too close to home for me.
My brother is very much younger than I am (by, oh, 20 years) and is in college right now. Even though I was raised in New York, my folks moved to western Virginia when he was a toddler so that’s the only home he’s really known.
Tech was his second choice school.
In order to get into his first choice (RIT) he had to both get accepted and raise a ton of financial assistance. He’s a Cree and got it done so he’s up in New York at school now instead of in Blacksburg.
But he’s got a lot of friends down on that campus. And he’s was involved in several summer programs that happened there while he was in high school.
Fortunately it sounds like all of his friends are accounted for and OK. At least that was the early line through the grapevine when I talked with him yesterday. Even so it has rocked his world and he’s taking it pretty hard.
Gorgeous and I will be praying for all the families and friends of the victims. They are going through a horror that I can’t imagine.
Hi Chris,
Here I am with my first comment on one of your blogs (you probably already know me as a lurker…), not only to return the favor, but also to send my “virtual†support to your brother. Tell him to be strong. Words are not enough in such situations. Prayers can only be heard by God. But tell your brother that no matter what ups and downs destiny has in store for us, we should never let it put us down.
Mig
Thanks Mihaela, your words are kind and your heart is strong. There are moments when life can be tough. I’ve never faced the toughest of those, but I feel for those who have.