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by mommy_quigg
I am so sorry for your loss. I was debating between purchasing a "secure lock" rail or a set of 2 bedrails that attach beneath the mattress. I will now definitely pay the extra $10 for the double set!
Thank you so very much for writing this.
Anna
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Dec 25 '06
7:01 pm PST
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I'm almost sick (Reply to this comment)
by prapresident
Just tonight, I got my 2-year-old daughter's hard-to-find Princess Castle Bed delivered (a toddler bed I found at www.toysandhome.com). I'd been thinking about some of the reviews I'd read on here, trying to figure out which ONE rail to buy since I'd have the other side against the wall.
I was reading Shantel575's review of the safety 1st bedrail when I came across your link to this story in the comments. My chest is aching for you.
I remember coaching a little league football team up in North Pole, Alaska (a little town about 15 miles south of Fairbanks) and one of the players, the star player as it were, died in a car accident shortly after the season ended. To make a long story short, he was like a child of my own, and oddly enough, his parents were like parents to me.
The way he died (along with his sister) is that he was in a minivan and his father had to veer to miss a moose in the road. When he did, the minivan broke sideways on the ice and a pickup truck broadsided them. The father survived. The only reason Drew was even in the minivan that day was to support his sister at her indoor soccer practice.
This couple, by the way, had already lost an infant. I don't know how. They had one daughter left; one child out of four spared by tragedy.
I told Drew's mother at the funeral, "Whatever you do, please don't let him (the father) blame himself."
It's been 9 years almost exactly since that fateful day. I tell you the same thing, and I mean it sincerely. Please don't blame anybody, including yourself, for this. There are 50 million ways to die, but carrying that unsettling feeling of who to blame around with you must might be the worst way to live. If I could push a button to trade my life for hers, I would.
How many will survive because of the awareness you've created? You're a lifesaver that will never know; one could only guess.
I'm so very sorry about this. I just hope you've found some closure and that you can find happiness still everywhere you look, because even without knowing her, I know that's the way she'd want it.
Thanks for being strong,
Kev
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Dec 17 '02
6:26 pm PST
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i am very sorry for your lost (Reply to this comment)
by vinceneilsgirl
I don't know if this will help but it might...(BTW...no one knows who wrote this)
GODS LOAN
I'll loan to you for a little time
a child of mine, He said
For you to love while she lives
and mourn for when she's dead
She may be 6 or 7 years or 22 or 3
But will you till I call for her
take care of her
for me?
She'll bring her charms to gladden you
and should her stay be brief
You'll have her lovely memories
has solace for your grief
I cannot promise she will stay
since all from Earth return
But there are some lessons taught down there
I want this child to learn
I've looked this wide-world over
in my search for teachers true
And from the throngs that crowd lifes lanes
I've selected you
Now will you give her all your love?
Not think the labor vain?
Not hate me when I come to call
to take her home again?
I fancied that I heard them say;
"Dear Lord, Thy will be done"
For all the joys this child will bring
The risk of grief we'll run
We'll shelter her with tenderness
We'll love her while we may
And for the happiness we've known
Forever grateful stay
But should the angels call for her
much sooner then we planned
We'll brave the bitter grief that comes
and try to understand.
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Aug 27 '01
2:25 pm PDT
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*hug* (Reply to this comment)
by CJsMommy
I know this must have been a tough epinion to write, but hopefully, because of this, another little girl like yours will be saved. My son has a toddler bed, although he doesn't use it yet, and it, luckily, has rails on both sides. It was built that way though. I guess parents just don't think about the fact that their child may slip between the bed and the wall. I know I wouldn't have if I hadn't read this! Thank you for such a good, heartfelt epinion.
Jennifer
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Apr 22 '01
6:07 pm PDT
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Re: Heather, (Reply to this comment)
by hhassell99
Christin,
Thank you so much for your kind words. I know that Noah will always be in your heart, just as Gabriella is always in mine.
Also, a group thank you to all of the kind comments. You guys are wonderful!
Love,
~Heather
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Apr 09 '01
11:31 am PDT
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Heather, (Reply to this comment)
by leafsbabe01
so sorry about your loss. I knew you had lost your daughter, but had no idea how. It's wonderful you have taken the time to write this editorial, hopefully it will help someone else in preventing the loss of a child. I know how tough it is, I'm having a tough time coping with the loss of my Noah.
Best Wishes,
~Christin
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Apr 09 '01
12:15 am PDT
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Re: I+am..... (Reply to this comment)
by hhassell99
She was in a Graco Bed - it did not come with rails and so I bought mine seperately. I have been noticing more and more that the beds are coming with rails built in, but not all are like this.
I didn't mean to freak you out :( I am so glad that you read this though - it helps to know that maybe I am helping someone.
Take care
~Heather
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Apr 05 '01
7:10 am PDT
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I am very sorry for your loss. (Reply to this comment)
by momsworkinlate
Your article is sure to help people make a wise decision. I cannot imagine the pain you must feel.
Laurie
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Apr 04 '01
5:35 pm PDT
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So sorry, Heather. (Reply to this comment)
by peachjam
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Apr 02 '01
10:53 am PDT
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Thank you (Reply to this comment)
by colleenmf
for taking the time to write about a topic which must be very painful to you. I'm so sorry about your daughter and you will be in my prayers.
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Apr 02 '01
8:18 am PDT
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:) (Reply to this comment)
by disartain
What a horrible way to find out something like this. It must have been very hard to write this. My heart goes out to you. There can be no greater loss then to lose your child.
Diane
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Apr 02 '01
3:03 am PDT
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I am so very sorry (Reply to this comment)
by LynnSchneider
to hear about the death of your precious daughter. And thank you for posting this information here. I hope it helps people. And I hope it helps you heal a little. Please don't blame yourself. There are so many day-to-day dangers for children. How could you really have realized? After all, this scenario worked for your son.
In fact, I HAD read someplace previously about using a bed rail, even if the bed is pushed against the wall. I did this with both my kids. I had no idea that a child really *could* die as a result of this. Such a horrible thing.
Perhaps the makers of bed rails should include an informational sheet in their products. Because if you buy one bed rail and read that information, you might then buy another and save your child's life.
You know, you should send your epinion to Dear Abby or Ann Landers. If they print it, it would receive widespread national attention. I would also consider sending it to some women's magazines which print these types of stories.
I don't know what else to say. I feel so bad for you.
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Apr 01 '01
10:42 pm PDT
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OMG.... (Reply to this comment)
by maggsmomm
I am so sorry Heather I had no idea! I cannot imagine the pain you have to endure. You always have a shoulder here :0) And you brought up a good point I had never dreamed of...two rails instead of one. I know it should be common sense, but in all actuality there are hundreds or maybe thousands that use the wall as a rail and it just isn't safe. Thank you for sharing your heart wrenching story so we all may be informed about this hazard. Luvs Jana
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Apr 01 '01
10:08 pm PDT
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