My grandson Joshua thought he had lost his last text messages from Eddie from his cell phone. Well the good news is that he found them! These were the last communications Joshua had with his Dad. Thursday night after Eddie came home from work his children Josh & Christina went to visit him as was their usual practice. They stayed until about 1am since noone had school or work the next day. After Josh & Christina went home, (they live with their mom),Eddie texted Joshua since Josh & his girlfriend had had an argument & Eddie wanted to make sure Joshua was OK. (He was a wonderful father to both kids). Joshua texted back & said,"I'm OK Dad, how are you?" Eddie's last text to Joshua was, "I'm awesome my boy, just wanted to make sure you're OK." I guess after Eddie passed away shortly after this text to Joshua, I never quite processed these words. Joshua had showed me the text right after Eddie was found, but I think I was too much in shock to process it.
We know now that Eddie passed from a heart attack. AT the time I was so confused since I saw him the day before & he was fine! My grandchildren were with him until the wee hours of the morning on that horrible day, 9/4/09. He passed away somewhere between that last text at 1:00am& 11:00am that morning. The autopsy was not able to determine an approximate time of his passing.
Now that I have again read the text 11 months later I am blessed with this gift. My son felt as he said "Awesome" that awful night. This leads me to believe he didn't experience pain or fear. It is truly a gift & right as we approach Eddie's first Angel Date. He didn't say he was "fine" or "OK"; he said "Awesome". Truly a gift.
Thank you God for this gift! Love you Eddie, forever & ever. I know you are truly awesome now as you live with the King of Kings. But I still miss you so. Love, Mom.
P.S. You were a great Dad. I'm so proud of you.
We know now that Eddie passed from a heart attack. AT the time I was so confused since I saw him the day before & he was fine! My grandchildren were with him until the wee hours of the morning on that horrible day, 9/4/09. He passed away somewhere between that last text at 1:00am& 11:00am that morning. The autopsy was not able to determine an approximate time of his passing.
Now that I have again read the text 11 months later I am blessed with this gift. My son felt as he said "Awesome" that awful night. This leads me to believe he didn't experience pain or fear. It is truly a gift & right as we approach Eddie's first Angel Date. He didn't say he was "fine" or "OK"; he said "Awesome". Truly a gift.
Thank you God for this gift! Love you Eddie, forever & ever. I know you are truly awesome now as you live with the King of Kings. But I still miss you so. Love, Mom.
P.S. You were a great Dad. I'm so proud of you.
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Awesome is right...I\'m so glad you read that text again and found comfort in knowing Eddie was in no pain. I know Josh will treasure that text message...maybe he can send it to an email account and have it printed just in case the phone decides not to work anymore. Love to you, Valerie
You and your family can go on with peace in your heart as you know that your son was feeling \"awesome\" so close to the time of his passing. That might be a blessing for all of you.
Hi Valerie, great idea to print them. I just did. We will treasure this gift & Barbara you are right - its a blessing to all of us. It has given me some peace. Funny how I read those texts before, but it didn\'t register. It is only about 2 weeks until Eddie\'s Angel date. That text has helped me a lot as that day approaches. Love to you both.
\"Awesome\" - how great to know that is how Eddie was feeling. I\'m sure it brings some comfort.
It really does. It is such a gift.