Victor, it's those moments when you know deep inside yourself that you'd give your own life in a flash to make everything right with your child. In a way I face that every day of my life and have for over a dozen years. And there is not a day goes by when I don't wish I could trade my own life to improve that of the child who is so dear to my heart.

I do not see you as a villain, bad guy or anything like that. Not too many folks do. As I said, hang tough. As Kevin mention in his excellent post, it's a little early to make a decision as to who is guilty of what.

Any situation that involves children in danger can be a very emotional one, and rightly so. Some Medics in LA--a place where they encounter absolutely everything in regard to trauma--were wired with EKGs and when any call came in that mentioned infant or child, their pulse rate rocketed. IMO, that's the way it should be. I know I have become somewhat inured to the sights and sounds that accompany people in distress, but never when it involves kids. And it's like that for the rest of the guys, too. They are kids, and it's our job to ensure they 'make it'. It is devastating when one doesn't.

If indeed it is established that the parents were responsible for harm to the children--aside from their extreme negligence in leaving them alone--I hope there is a special place in Hell reserved for them. But we have to let the police and the courts decide on that.

Please keep well, Victor.