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<blockquote data-quote="dannyboy" data-source="post: 366357" data-attributes="member: 484"><p>It is hard to not let something like that affect your life.</p><p> </p><p>Several years ago, my wife had an aunt and uncle that had befriended a young couple in their church. She had cancer very badly, and they shuttled the woman to her appointments, many of which were hundreds of miles away.</p><p> </p><p>Anyway on a Sunday night, they were all sitting at her aunts living room talking when the guy pulls out a 38 and begins to shoot. the first two shots struck her aunt, the first in the face right below the left eye, the second shot into her right side as she slumped forward and to the side.</p><p> </p><p>At that time he turned his attention to Uncle Bill, a big man of 6'6", who was getting up toward him. The remaining four shots went point blank into him, two into his jaw and neck, and the other two into his chest. Bill chased him out the door, locked it, and went back to check on his wife, but collapsed before he could get there. Lucky for him anyway, because one of the shots had gone through an artery, and the way he fell behind the couch caused pressure to be placed on the chest.</p><p> </p><p>The guys wife, who had hidden, called 9-11, her husband tried to re-enter the home with another gun, but when he was not able, went to the ministers house 3 blocks away, and when he was not home, went to the 7-11 nearby and called 9-11 himself.</p><p> </p><p>We found out about it within an hour were there. I ended up finally finding their son at about 4AM. Got home around 6, and had to go to work anyway that day. </p><p> </p><p>They ended up surviving the shooting for a few years, but the toll on their bodies ended up killing them. He spent less time in custody than they spent in the hospital.</p><p> </p><p>What is really bad about the whole thing is that for years afterward, I had to control my emotions as I delivered to him at an apartment building on my route. People all the way around him had no idea as to who he was or what he had done.</p><p> </p><p>Co workers have no clue what this type of activity causes you to feel. They really can not relate to you or what you are feeling.</p><p> </p><p>The only thing that I found that works is a strong belief system. And prayer. The knowledge and belief of a higher power that is in charge, and that justice will be done.</p><p> </p><p>As far as trauma, my brother is a captain with the Fire and Rescue, and thanksgiving a few years back got a call on an accident on the interstate, about 5 blocks where we were at my fathers house. He responded, even though he was off. A large family in a car had been hit, one of the sisters had been thrown out of the car, and her legs had been hit by a tractor trailer. But what affected him worse was one of their babies had been thrown out into traffic and had been hit several times by passing traffic.</p><p> </p><p>It was years before he got over that call.</p><p> </p><p>Have faith. Have patience, always do the right thing. Things will work out for you.</p><p> </p><p>d</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dannyboy, post: 366357, member: 484"] It is hard to not let something like that affect your life. Several years ago, my wife had an aunt and uncle that had befriended a young couple in their church. She had cancer very badly, and they shuttled the woman to her appointments, many of which were hundreds of miles away. Anyway on a Sunday night, they were all sitting at her aunts living room talking when the guy pulls out a 38 and begins to shoot. the first two shots struck her aunt, the first in the face right below the left eye, the second shot into her right side as she slumped forward and to the side. At that time he turned his attention to Uncle Bill, a big man of 6'6", who was getting up toward him. The remaining four shots went point blank into him, two into his jaw and neck, and the other two into his chest. Bill chased him out the door, locked it, and went back to check on his wife, but collapsed before he could get there. Lucky for him anyway, because one of the shots had gone through an artery, and the way he fell behind the couch caused pressure to be placed on the chest. The guys wife, who had hidden, called 9-11, her husband tried to re-enter the home with another gun, but when he was not able, went to the ministers house 3 blocks away, and when he was not home, went to the 7-11 nearby and called 9-11 himself. We found out about it within an hour were there. I ended up finally finding their son at about 4AM. Got home around 6, and had to go to work anyway that day. They ended up surviving the shooting for a few years, but the toll on their bodies ended up killing them. He spent less time in custody than they spent in the hospital. What is really bad about the whole thing is that for years afterward, I had to control my emotions as I delivered to him at an apartment building on my route. People all the way around him had no idea as to who he was or what he had done. Co workers have no clue what this type of activity causes you to feel. They really can not relate to you or what you are feeling. The only thing that I found that works is a strong belief system. And prayer. The knowledge and belief of a higher power that is in charge, and that justice will be done. As far as trauma, my brother is a captain with the Fire and Rescue, and thanksgiving a few years back got a call on an accident on the interstate, about 5 blocks where we were at my fathers house. He responded, even though he was off. A large family in a car had been hit, one of the sisters had been thrown out of the car, and her legs had been hit by a tractor trailer. But what affected him worse was one of their babies had been thrown out into traffic and had been hit several times by passing traffic. It was years before he got over that call. Have faith. Have patience, always do the right thing. Things will work out for you. d [/QUOTE]
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