After all I\u2019ve done for my son all I get is a CASKET!?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Don\u2019t say that Kim! Don\u2019t say that! You got this and that and time and blah blah blah! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yes I did get all of that. But I poured my time, my money, my heart and soul into my child and all I got after 19 years is a casket\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A lifeless body buried in the ground way before his time\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With all of the money I spent on trainings, gear, workouts, games, travel expenses, AAU team fees, school clothes, vacations and sneakers and all I got was for Samaad\u2019s life to be taken in 19 short years!?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Samaad never got a chance to live up to his potential\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Samaad never got a chance to play basketball beyond high school\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Samaad never got a chance to have a child or get married\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Samaad never got a chance to experience life as an adult\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Samaad never got a chance to graduate college and start a career\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Most importantly, Samaad never got the chance to beat his depression and get back in the gym after reaching out to his mentor and trainer Coach Taylor!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Reality is, after all that I\u2019ve invested in my son all I got was a casket! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A son who was ambushed and gunned down while unarmed! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A son who lost his life at the hands of 5 young men who decided that using a gun was the best way to handle their anger instead of conflict resolution! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A son who was cut short of a chance to live a life until 80 years old! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A son who\u2019s life that meant something to everyone else but nothing to those who took his life\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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