The past several days have been a bit of a downer - I usually try to keep blob posts upbeat and happy, but wanted to share some news with everyone ...
Last week I received word that the 5 yr old son of Stacy Betts (my former boss at Cisco) had a heart attack! Yes, 5 year old Landon had a heart attack and no one is exactly sure why .... he has been in Wake Med since the incident. Some folks created a Facebook page entitled "Praying for Landon Betts" and literally thousands of people joined in a matter of hours; the creators of the site have been keeping us up to date each day with Landon's progress. If you would like to see/join the site, please visit:
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1445917352#/group.php?gid=84819191256&ref=mf
It looks like the prayers for Landon are working - over the past several days he has awoken, been responsive & had his chest tube removed. His lungs and body are still very weak, but he is quite the little fighter. Please keep Landon and the Betts family in your prayers - for those of you that are familiar with my Cisco days, Stacy Betts is by far one of the nicest people and best managers I have ever had the pleasure of meeting. I wish nothing but the best for him and his little boy!
As many of you know, I have been teaching Developmental Math at the local Baker College campus since last fall. I found out today that one of my co-workers, Zach Diatchun, passed away unexpectedly. We do not yet know the cause and I was shocked and saddened by this news. Zach has been extremely helpful to me since I started at Baker - he was always willing to help me with any questions and was so full of spunk and life. He was quite a jokester - just this past Saturday Zach walked into my classroom with a huge drill in his hand (apparently a maintenance worker left it behind in Zach's classroom by mistake). He had a big grin on his face and said to my students "If anyone would rather do manual labor today than math, I have some work for you!" He then fired up the drill, making a loud noise and the class all giggled. He was a great teacher, but loved to make people smile and never seemed to take himself too seriously.
Zach taught full time at the St. Clair County Tech Center, and Jason often saw him there when he did Marine set-ups at the school. He had worked at the Tech Center for over 20 years, and had been teaching part-time at Baker for the past 5 years. He will be deeply missed by all.
I hope my next post will be filled with happy news, but for now, I ask for your prayers. Please pray that Landon fully recovers from his cardiac arrest and for the Betts family to have strength and patience during this difficult time. Also, pray that the Diatchun family and all of those touched by Zach's wit and charm will be able to come to terms with his untimely passing.
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3 comments:
So sad for both families...may they feel God's presence in their lives at this time...
Keely I am so very sorry to hear of this. I just messaged your mom to verify the age of that little boy as I was so shocked by her message to me and now I am reading your blog. May God bless this family and I pray he will survive.
Yet what another shock regarding your coworker. Life is not fair and it seems God does take the good ones so young.
Sending you a big hug.
I feel so badly for both families. Zach was the past secretary of the St. Clair County Democratic Party and always added a lot of zest to our meetings. I pray for all involved.
Judy Morrs
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