07-31-2013, 07:56 AM
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This doesn't have to be expensive, a small documentary video that he can watch, with maybe short 2 minute interviews for every person he met personally. Not only was Dan my instructor in the classroom, but he helped a close girlfriend of mine work through her traumatic fire experience. I may not have posted this on the forum, but my girlfriend was out in an HPDE riding along with an old family friend. Said family friend crashed the car into a wall, which the car then proceeded to catch on fire. All she remembers is smoke/fire/hot metal, burning her fingertips trying to get out (and failing or so she thought), and then blacking out. She doesn't remember how she got out, but she ended up being fine. This traumatized her significantly, as one can imagine thinking that you are literally going to die by burning alive.
Dan was a huge resource for talking to her, and spending a lot of time talking her through everything. Describing his own fear and experiences (his own very gnarly car fire, and about his father's death), I saw vast improvement from before and after. If it wasn't for Dan, I am not sure she could have even gotten home in a car, and had permanent damage
As for those who say " we didn't know him", I will provide an example:
I had just joined the crew (rowing) team for high school. We had had two practices, that is it. I barely knew anyone, some I had not even met. My father died of a tragic accident. For those who have lost a father/mother/daughter/son/brother, you know this pain/nauseau and dissillusion. I barely remember a lot of the time, but I do remember a few things clearly. The captain of the crew team had each Crew team member write a letter to me, and put it in a box. Cheap, I didnt know most of these people, who cares right? No, reading those letters really helped me through that time. I am not usually an overly emotional person, but to this day it still brings a flood of good feelings from that box that I still have at home. Don't dismiss a few kind words to people who are experiencing rough times, be it themselves or someone they love.
This doesn't have to be expensive, a small documentary video that he can watch, with maybe short 2 minute interviews for every person he met personally. Not only was Dan my instructor in the classroom, but he helped a close girlfriend of mine work through her traumatic fire experience. I may not have posted this on the forum, but my girlfriend was out in an HPDE riding along with an old family friend. Said family friend crashed the car into a wall, which the car then proceeded to catch on fire. All she remembers is smoke/fire/hot metal, burning her fingertips trying to get out (and failing or so she thought), and then blacking out. She doesn't remember how she got out, but she ended up being fine. This traumatized her significantly, as one can imagine thinking that you are literally going to die by burning alive.
Dan was a huge resource for talking to her, and spending a lot of time talking her through everything. Describing his own fear and experiences (his own very gnarly car fire, and about his father's death), I saw vast improvement from before and after. If it wasn't for Dan, I am not sure she could have even gotten home in a car, and had permanent damage
As for those who say " we didn't know him", I will provide an example:
I had just joined the crew (rowing) team for high school. We had had two practices, that is it. I barely knew anyone, some I had not even met. My father died of a tragic accident. For those who have lost a father/mother/daughter/son/brother, you know this pain/nauseau and dissillusion. I barely remember a lot of the time, but I do remember a few things clearly. The captain of the crew team had each Crew team member write a letter to me, and put it in a box. Cheap, I didnt know most of these people, who cares right? No, reading those letters really helped me through that time. I am not usually an overly emotional person, but to this day it still brings a flood of good feelings from that box that I still have at home. Don't dismiss a few kind words to people who are experiencing rough times, be it themselves or someone they love.
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