Hi Linda how are You doing today? I know that is a dumb question I know you are feeling what iam feeling missing our boys I just notice something our boys middle name are the same David. What keeps me going is i know that he is with God at first i was pretty upset with God because he took my baby from me i wasn't done enjoying him if i new this was going to happend i would of never have let him go back to college or i would of drove him back to school myself so he wouldn't of had a car so he wouldn't of been driving that took his life that is were i think let him down and iam sorry for sometimes i feel resopnsable but some people say that i couldn't of stopped it god wanted him for a reason that he did his dutys here on earth he meant a lot to so many people and made a deffernce and alot of his friends and co workers and teachers and teammates said Daniel had a heart of gold and that he did he worked at the YMCA were he loved working with kids and they loved him to death i have a picture that was sent to me that he had a kid on his lap and it says my bodyguard is now in heaven now i will send it to you. Love Lisa Daniels mom

Hi Miss Linda, your son is beautiful! I am so very sorry for your loss. Lean on Jehovah in this difficult time pray pray pray, i cannot stress enough how powerful prayer is! Psalms 34:18 states " Jehovah is near to those that are broken at heart and those crushed in spirit he saves." And remember God does see your pain he truly cares about us individually, he will soon put an end to this pain and suffering as promised in Revelation 21:4 - death will be no more, nor pain, nor mourning, nor outcry, the former things have passed away- this comforts me a great deal

Hi Linda I am in the same situation as everyone else 0n this website. and i don't know what to say writing to people seems to help. there was a gal at work yesterday who said the same thing happened to her. i know it it very sad in life to go through this and i am not real uplifting. i cry on and off everyday. and some days are worse than others. i think the worst thing is how permanent it is and how we long for what we had. and we are thankful for what we had but needed it to last our lives. through.. they truly are our everything. carrie L

I know how you are feelikg today the 19th of Nov is when we burried my son and said our good bys i just lied righ on top of him tellinghim i live U son until we meet again my baby boy i wish i could of stayed there longer with him i just wanted to take him home and put him in his own bed it looked like he was just sleeping i could of swore he was trying to open his eyes like he was telling me something but i know it was just my mind playing tricks on me. I think more help than just a counseler maybe a support group that i can go here in town don't get me wrong this site has helped me out alot when i had no place to turn when i felt alone that there are people that are going threw what iam going threw. we are in this together Lisa Daniels mom

iam countinuing my message i finally took the first step in my life iam seeking professional help i know that my son would want me to live my life and be there for his brother. for the last few days ive been in bed not wanting to do anything i can't keep living like this Thanksgiving is next week and im just going to stay home and cook for my family and i know it will be very hard for you and i will be thinking about you that day my prayers are with you and your family. I just wish this pain will go away some times i think i cant wait tell i see Daniel again. But like my mom says that it will get eaiser for me i really hope so i want us to keep in touch so we can talk about our sweet angels that would be nice talk to soon LIsa Daniels mom

iam countinuing my message i finally took the first step in my life iam seeking professional help i know that my son would want me to live my life and be there for his brother. for the last few days ive been in bed not wanting to do anything i can't keep living like this Thanksgiving is next week and im just going to stay home and cook for my family and i know it will be very hard for you and i will be thinking about you that day my prayers are with you and your family. I just wish this pain will go away some times i think i cant wait tell i see Daniel again. But like my mom says that it will get eaiser for me i really hope so i want us to keep in touch so we can talk about our sweet angels that would be nice talk to soon LIsa Daniels mom

Hi Linda i read your story on Lisa's page my name is also Lisa, my son Daniel was also killed in a car accident also he was texting and driving i know he was tired on top of that he worked 2 jobs a full time college student and played football i guess he took his eye off the road for a seconed he hit a 9ft tree stump he was ejected out of his car and rolled on top of him he was a big boy. A projectile hit him in the back of the head and thats what killed him he was away in college 3 hrs away i couldn't get there fast enough by tghe time they called ne his coach already identify his body i was in denile the last time i saw my baby boy was Oct 26th after his 21st birthday weekend i never thought in a million yrs that i would see my baby boy in a casket . Iam so lost without him i still have another son Michael who is 18 now iam so scared i won't let him out of my sight . Daniel was so beautiful inside and out he was carring he was a good friend to so many he would take his shirt off his back for anyone he was so full of life he had accomplished so much in his 21 yrs he was working hard to join the NFL if that didn't work he was studding criminal justice our family feels so uncomplete without him. His little brother Michael is so lost with out him but he is staying strong for me and my husband he feels like the man i am blessed to have 2 amazing boys I know Daniel is with god I just wounder sometimes Y did he take my joy from me my son full name is Daniel David Rivera U can google his name and U can see stories about him in ILL and St Louis MO he was a popular kid like his high school coach said at his memorial service is that he had a heart of gold in wich he did well iam getting teary eyed right now both our boys are together now i do believe that w

Hello Linda,
I hope you are doing better. I have my good days and my bad ones but I guess we all do. I still feel like i'm in a nightmare and will wake up one day. I expect Bronda to walk threw the door any time and I know thats not going to happen.
We have to keep going as that's what our children would want us to but sometimes it feels so hard to do.
My sister in law still uses Bronda's pic as hers and I try not to let it upset me but she just don't care how we feel at all. One day she will get hers I just pray it's not the loss of one of her kids. People just don't understand our pain as it's not the same as losing a parent, brother,sister or anyone else we have lost a part of us. I never knew people could be so cruel especially family. And to think my sister in law works at a funeral home. One would think she would understand better. She will be the one facing God on this not me as I know I am right for not wanting her to use my daughters pic as her profile pic.
Know that you are in my thoughts as all of the parents are on here. May God give us all the strength we need to make it threw this. Hugs my friend.

Linda, your son is so handsome. I'm so sorry for your loss. I lost my son Jeremy on June 7, 2008 in a motorcycle accident, he was 30 and left behind 3 daughters. We miss his so much and struggle everyday to get through this life we are left in. It's been over 2 years and somedays it feels like forever that I've seen my beautiful son and others it seems like I am still at the beginning of this terrible nightmare.