Beginning of a rough week so far.....

[69wannabe]

Yesterday morning my buddy that I have known since middle school had stopped to help a young lady and her child get out of an SUV that had caught on fire on the side of the highway. He got them both in his truck since it was pouring rain and went back to try to maybe get the fire under control and was struck by another car. He is in critical condition and has made some improvements over the past 36 hours but he has a long road ahead of him. He has family and friends support and we have been praying for him to pull through this. Just thought I would put this out there and ask for prayers here too. He needs all the prayers he can get!! Thanks Chad

[Kern Dog]

Wow, man...that is rough. The cynical pricks would say "That is what you get for trying to help people" But I would guess that your buddy wouldn't see it that way. People that help others don't do it for glory or money, they do it because it is the right thing to do. Best of luck to your friend.

[b5blue]

Prayers and best regards, he's a HERO for helping! 

[JB400]

Bad things do happen to good people.  Best of wishes to his family and the people that he tried to help.  He didn't need that to happen, and the people involved didn't need to see it happen.

[XH29N0G]

Prayers. 

[Mopar Nut]

Sending many prayers!

[Bronzedodge]

Prayers for a good Samaritan.

[69rtse4spd]

Thoughts & prayers to your buddy, K D is right, they do it because it is the right thing to do.

[69wannabe]

I appreciate the prayers and positive thoughts, it means alot and he is making improvement's but it's a very slow process but as long as he keeps doing better a little more every day we are good with it. He is pretty broke up but is doing ok considering what happened. Thanks guys.....

[Mike DC]

  
Sorry about your friend, man.  Sh*t really happens sometimes.

I hope your friend realizes that the injury itself (and surgeries to fix things) can make a person depressed.  The physical damage has a biological effect of hurting your mood.  It doesn't last forever but it's a real thing to brace yourself for.  Just gotta outlast it.

[John_Kunkel]

A high school buddy of mine died under the same circumstances. No good deed goes unpunished.

[Dave Kanofsky]

Prayers and best regards, he's a HERO for helping! 

Amen!

[4cruzin]

This is a story I have heard more than once . . . helping someone you don't know on the side of the road and getting hit!  A guy that owns a restaurant near me stopped to help a lady on the side of the road and got hit, lost both his legs . . . Prayers to your buddy!

Very sad . ..

[69wannabe]

Wanted to post an update on my buddy, i'm a little bit late with the bad news but he passed away on thanksgiving day.   I appreciate all the good comments and prayers, he was a great guy. It's been such a rough last few weeks, I have been to 4 funeral services in less than 3 weeks. At this point i'm just trying to get through this year in one piece. Thanks guy's.....

[JB400]

 

[Mopar Nut]

  Sorry for your loss wannabe!

[Kern Dog]

Holy shit...That really sucks! I hope that his family is doing okay. At the very least, he will be thought of as a hero for his efforts. I know that may not mean much but I don't know what else to say.

[69rtse4spd]

So sorry to hear this.

[Mike DC]

  
Sorry man.  It's rough losing loved ones.  

But there are other good people in the world.  And the people you've lost would not want you getting too bogged down.  They would want you to work through this and keep living to the fullest.      

[69wannabe]

 
Sorry man.  It's rough losing loved ones.  

But there are other good people in the world.  And the people you've lost would not want you getting too bogged down.  They would want you to work through this and keep living to the fullest.      

You are exactly right Mike, I just told this too one of the other friends that was close to him and is still a close friend of mine. Brandon wouldn't want us kicking our chins everytime we took a step, he would be kicking our ass telling us to keep going with or without him. It's hard for sure but one day we will all see the same light at the end of that tunnel.

[BSB67]

Wanted to post an update on my buddy, i'm a little bit late with the bad news but he passed away on thanksgiving day.   I appreciate all the good comments and prayers, he was a great guy. It's been such a rough last few weeks, I have been to 4 funeral services in less than 3 weeks. At this point i'm just trying to get through this year in one piece. Thanks guy's.....

Gut wrenching.  Really really sorry to hear this.  The older I get, and watching life unfold around me, I'm believing more there that there is merit in: ".......only the good die young...."

[draftingmonkey]

... Brandon wouldn't want us kicking our chins everytime we took a step, he would be kicking our ass telling us to keep going with or without him. It's hard for sure but one day we will all see the same light at the end of that tunnel.

Losing goods friends is tough.  The best advice I got from a friend I lost was not to mourn his passing from our lives but to celebrate his life and the time that I and his other friends were able to share with him. So all I can pass on is the same, celebrate his life with you not his passing.