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Subject: 6 Deaths in 1 month
I'm 14 years old and on the 30th of March 2010 my life took a turn for the worst. My Grandad (Tony) had Parkinsons disease and had had it for 10 years I could tell he worse getting worse and worse. On the tuesday my mum got the call that he had fallen over badly and smacked his head on the ground. They said this was a 'substantial' wound (it was a huge blood blister on his head) they sent him home with no scans or anything been done. He was confused, so my Auntie along with my mum and Nan put him to bed. The next morning he was found in a coma, and rushed to hostpital. I went in to be told there was no hope as he bled from the middle of the brain out and there was nothing they could do. Collectivly, we decided to donate his organs but in order to that my Grandad had to die within two hours of his ventilator being turned off. He didnt. I was still at the hostpital until Thursday morning. He hung on until the 6th of April when he died. A few weeks before this my great aunt died. A couple of days later my nans friend peter died, number 3. Then my Cousin, Tom, was killed in a car accident, he was 24. Then My good friend Freddie (13) died of a brain tumor, number 5. Then my Nans friend Faye. This is too much to handle. Also I am a commited member of St.John ambulance cadets and I am seriously good friends with our unit leader (Jamey) he has recently handed in his resignation, which dosen't help. I dont like to admit defeat but I am so upset I cant stop thinking about my grandad the most as he was like my best friend. None of my family no who much I am hurt by the deaths because I feel it is my duty to be strong as my nan is so traumatised because she was there when he fell down, she says to me al the time ' oh El, I still hear that bang he went down with in my ears'. Sorry to babble on so much but I am so angry and frustrated and upset.

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