N/S Shaq Barrett’s 2 year old dies in pool (1 Viewer)

I have 4 sons of my own... a close family friend (actually we are extremely close to the entire family) and neighbor lost their 2 year old in a pool drowning. My wife is the closest to the family and being such she was asked to be at the hospital to support her friend while the child was on life support for days.

The gut wrenching, howling pleas and heartbreak coming from the boys dad were nearly more than my wife could bear. Her horrible stories from the time she spent with the family at the hospital still haunt me. This family had an older son and younger daughter at the time of his death. Miraculously, they did manage to have another child years later.

About a year after their sons death, the parents set up a foundation in the area that helps parents that end up in these horribly unfortunate circumstances.

Ayden's Foundation of Hope is the name of the foundation. And I'm sorry I didn't mean for this to come off like a commercial. But if you or anyone you know are in need, never hesitate to call them.

Lastly, I would like to say, that the emotional toll that a tragic passing of a child can have will always leave lifetime scars and many times, parents in these situations, while at first grow closer together and find strength in each other, simply have a difficult time remaining as a couple in the future.

I hope to never know their pain.
 
Went through this when I was a teen and sibling drowned in the pool. Family was never the same after that. Nearly 40 years ago and I often wonder what life would be like had that not happened.

I'm grateful my 4 kids are all adults now. I can't imagine losing one of my kids at such a young age. Had a couple of scares. But survived.

I'm not scared of swimming pools, but I refuse to own one. Kids always went to the public pools or a friend's house to swim when they were growing up.
 
Oh, the worst. The absolute worst. You want to say something profound but there are no words. Hugs to everyone who knows or can imagine how this feels. I can't as a childless person know how it would feel to lose a part of yourself this way.
 
Terrible terrible news and prayers go out to the Barrett family right now, cannot imagine what they must be going thru.
 
Oh my word. I cannot imagine. Ugh.

I hope this tragedy can be used in some way to let folks know just how important it is for swimming instruction. Pool safety goes relatively unaddressed and folks sometimes think " it cant happen as we pay attention ( or whatever else they tend to think ) " Breaks my heart to hear this and know how important it is to have your kids swimming at the age of 2 if you intend to have a swimming pool ( as well other safety measures for parents with small children )

man o man.
 
Oh my word. I cannot imagine. Ugh.

I hope this tragedy can be used in some way to let folks know just how important it is for swimming instruction. Pool safety goes relatively unaddressed and folks sometimes think " it cant happen as we pay attention ( or whatever else they tend to think ) " Breaks my heart to hear this and know how important it is to have your kids swimming at the age of 2 if you intend to have a swimming pool ( as well other safety measures for parents with small children )

man o man.
Fwiw, my sis could swim like a fish when she drowned. We don't know exactly what happened, but my hunch is that she slipped and fell, hit her head and was knocked unconscious.

If a family has a pool, for the love of all that is sacred, please have an able adult or 2 supervising while kids are swimming. Accidents can and do happen regardless of age.
 

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