A Mother's Pain - by CindySheehan

[kpete]

A Mother's Pain
by CindySheehan
Fri Aug 25, 2006

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When Casey was killed in George's illegal and immoral war our family was torn apart. Many well meaning people would tell me: at least you still have three more children. Which is technically correct but not very helpful. Does anyone ever go up to an amputee and say: "Well, you lost your arm, but at least you have 3 other limbs?" I feel very fortunate that I am blessed with such a wonderful and large family. I know many moms who had their only child stolen by BushCo in its lust for money and power but I am the mother of four, not three; and Carly, Andy, and Janey had a big brother, that was always part of their lives, murdered for lies.

I wasn't planning on having any more children, my baby is 20 and I am on the downhill side of 50, but having my womb removed the other day was still traumatic---I carried and nurtured the four loves of my life in there and it was a part of me. I will recover from the surgery and it will be nice to finally stop bleeding and get physically stronger. The pain of childbirth and the pain I am in right now, though, is nothing compared to the pain that I felt on April 4th, 2004 when I found out that my oldest had been shot in the back of the head in an ambush by Iraqi resistance fighters who wanted him and the USA out of their country. I will never fully recover from the pain of child death.

I am still here in Texas recuperating from my surgeries and hoping to be back on my feet next week to go and protest George with Mayor Rocky in Salt Lake City and be up and about when he comes back to Crawford for the Labor Day Weekend. Apparently George Bush is a "regular guy" who meets with his constituents, so I am looking forward to finally getting the meeting with him that I have been asking for all year long.

I want the meeting to call George on his many deceptions. If he or the other greedy neocons never said the exact words: "Saddam ordered 9/11," they made the connections over and over and they also told us that Saddam had WMD and that he was trying to buy yellow cake uranium from Niger. I want the meeting with George so I can express to him in very human and emotional terms how painful it is to bury a part of oneself. Even if it is not for lies, it is not natural or normal to bury a child. I want the meeting with George to demand that he bring our other children home from the nightmare of Iraq even while they are activating more Marines to go and stop-lossing other troops who just want to come home.

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more at:
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/8/25/16584/2113

[proud2BlibKansan]

1. One of the regulars at Camp Casey

just found out yesterday that her son, a Marine, is being called back for his third tour. He was with us down there all last week. Neat neat kid.

And it sounds like I may be going back Labor Day weekend. :)

[kpete]

2. say what

back where - Iraq or Camp Casey?

Geez, I have an easy life....

Peace

[proud2BlibKansan]

5. Marine is being called back to Iraq

i am thinking of going back to Camp Casey Labor Day weekend.

[kpete]

6. best wishes to you and Cindy

I would love to join you someday...

[proud2BlibKansan]

7. Thanks

It is an awesome awesome place.

[gademocrat7]

3. A voice of hope ,a voice of peace. Speedy recovery Cindy.

[JuniperLea]

4. I'm a mom and I can't wrap my mind around this at all

My mind quite literally will not let me go there. I cannot imagine losing a child. My brain will not let me.

What a brave woman.

It must be time for another silent vigil in support of Cindy. I want so much to take this anger to the street... silently, in great numbers.