Yeah Al.......and for those of you who have read all this thread will recall my son Michael was having major problems in 2006-7. Early this morning when I read the poem Al refers to I just was cold. Michael could have written that to the letter. Mike is also an excellent artist and had many graphic drawings including a particularly chilling one of three people on crosses with their "spirits" ascending above them and the words "death of the family" written below.

We spent several years of hell as we all struggled through this period trying to get help and care for a son who had those thoughts and had also tried to kill himself. Today you would not believe Mike was that kid. WE were lucky to eventually find the help needed........I feel deeply for not only the killed and wounded students and their families but also for this troubled young man and the grandparents who were rearing him.


Spaw