An A.A. friend seriously injured recently  

I will say a few prayers, that is so sad and I hope he makes it through. I did want to say congratulations on 17 years! That is super! I've been sober for 15 months. Do you still have cravings? My poison was beer but I find myself craving the mixed drinks that I was never really into.....sorry to change the thread of the conversation, but I am curious.

Oh Grandpa, I am so sorry to read this. This poor man. He's got a lot to work through though. I will certainly be praying for him and his family.

I said a prayer for him and his family right away. This is so tragic, its horrible. You can't blame the guy for not wanting to live, I think most people would feel that way. He has to suffer so much and to have these kinds of injuries. This is just so sad.

I will start this out by saying Congratulations to you for your 17 years of being sober.
As for your A.A. friend, that is horrible to hear. I am sure he does have those strong feelings now as to me would be expected BUT he needs to think of his wife and daughter, they can still hug him.
When my children where little there was a single mom across the street with two sons. Both boys young teens. The boys went with neighbors on a camping trip and the oldest was in the back of the station wagon sleeping and they had a wreck and he was left paralyzed from the neck down. He was very depressed needless to say. He just knew his life was over. It was also hard on his younger brother who felt like he should quit his sports he loved so as to not make his brother feel bad. It took awhile but he finally said he was ready to see his school friends. All we could do during the hardest times for them was to help out in anyway we could.
Prayers go out to your friend and his family. I really hope he can pull out of this deep depression.
Give him some time but have his wife be sure to let him know that you are calling and offering help and prayers.

I think I can understand how he must be feeling. I don't think I would really want to live in that condition either. If it were something like being paralized.....or losing a limb that would be easier to handle then what your friend has to handle. No sight..no arms...one leg...no privates....I think the best thing to do is to leave this up to God and remain his friend respecting what he feels. Though others might not want to lose him...think of the quality of his life.

Oh how awful, I will pray for this family, I can't imagine what they are going through.

Hi Grandpa B,

ohhh...this is very sad! I will say a prayer for this family!
I never had any friend who experienced the same but I have seen a lot of people in the past, a friend of a friend who were in the same situation before, I even accompany a friend before who visited someone in the hospital after his accident!
Hopefully, your friend will be able to recover, nothing is impossible with God!

This is absolutely horrific, GB, and it's understandable why this poor man is in such a deep depression. It's very sad he is not ready to see his friends and speak to them yet - I hope he will be able to do this in time, as the love of family and friends is the most important thing for him now. Blessings to him and his family, and I hope you will be able to see him soon.

Sorry to hear of his injuries. I know of many people injured using equipment growing up on a farm sadly it happens. My prayers at this hard time.

Yes, I have had family member that was paralyzed from stokes. My prays are with your friends and his family. Thanks for letting us know.