My friend is on DR and is going to be put to death in 10 days. I am so sick about this. I have tried to get him to appeal this so he can get a stay for now but he refuses. As he says "I want to die". I am so sad. I talked to him on the phone today and he was joking and laughing about the state killing him. It took everything in me not to cry on the phone. I had to promise him I wouldnt write the govenor for a stay So here I am please pray for him and maybe with enough prayers something good will come of all this maddness. :cry:

Thanks Everyone

I am so sorry my heart goes out to you. I can not even imagine your pain. And yes I will pray, I do not believe in the death penalty at all.

I should have added take it to the prayer forums on PTO you will get lots of prayers and so much support this site is super with super people that do understand and truly care.

May God be with you both.............

I'm so sorry. You are in my prayers and thoughts.

Thank you all so much. I don't even know what to think now. My mind is so clouded. I have no clue what to even do.

Mortisha,

I am so sorry to hear this. You and your friend are in my thoughts.

Take care

Ness

i pray for your friend and for you too, try to stay strong for him as well as for yourself

Awwwwwww honey I am so sorry. (((((((((HUGS)))))))))) You and your friend are in my thoughts and prayers.

If you need a shoulder or anything I am only a PM away.

Hugs
softie

Mortisha
You and your friend are both in my thoughts and prayers.

I am so sorry. I will keep you in my prays

keep ya head up ma , I will pray for u & ya friend ,,

Stay strong for your friend girl!! You will both be in my thoughts and prayers.
xx

I'm so sorry, You and your friend are in my prayers.

I am so sorry to hear that!
I hope that you have stored up lots of good memories and are making sure that you don't leave anything unsaid.

Keeping you both in my thoughts and prayers,
Rachel xx

Thank You to everyone. I really do appreciate all your thoughtfulness. I had to write my good bye letter today and I cried all day. He will be put to death on Tuesday the 8th. He asked if I wanted to be there and I just can't do it. I feel bad I know he would like me to be there I just can not get myself to do that. I will talk to him on the phone a few more times before then but I needed to write that letter. It took me all day to write it and it is a mere 3 pages. I could not put my feelings into words. I feel like I was repeating everything time after time. I just don't know what to say to someone who wants to die. Our beliefs differ so much and up until now it has been easy to deal with. How can I be happy for him to die? How can I celebrate loosing my friend? How do I pretend to be happy? And the most important question How can I hold back these tears when I talk to him on the phone? So everyone I am just rambling on. I just wanted to throw my thoughts out here. I guess to just say them. Thanks again everyone. Every message means the world to me.

Mortisha,

I am so sorry for what you are feeling. My prayers will be with you and your friend.
God bless you both,
Cecelia

Mortisha,
I am so sorry for what you are going through. My prayers will be with you and your friend.
God bless you both.
Cecelia

It is sad that he wants to die, but also understandable. He has lost the most important thing.. a dream. It is understandable that you want to cry and it is understandable that he wants to laugh and joke. You shouldn't feel bad about wanting to cry and you should tolerate his laughter and his jokes. If I were you I would not hold back the tears but I'd be laughing with him too. I'd tell him that I was sad to see him go, but that I would party for him in tears. Why hold back with the truth? If you are good friends he'll know anyway that you will cry. You will meet him again, because you met him this time.

My prayers are with him and you.

Dear Mortisha,

I will pray for both of you.

I wish I could give you some better advice. Have you thought of contacting the Chaplain, to make sure someone will be there so he wont be alone?

I am so sorry to hear this!

amanda8088

[QUOTE=Mortisha] It took me all day to write it and it is a mere 3 pages. I could not put my feelings into words. I feel like I was repeating everything time after time. I just don't know what to say to someone who wants to die. Our beliefs differ so much and up until now it has been easy to deal with. How can I be happy for him to die? How can I celebrate loosing my friend? How do I pretend to be happy? And the most important question How can I hold back these tears when I talk to him on the phone? QUOTE]

Honey it doesn't matter how many pages the letter is. What matters is your Love for your friend. It doesn't matter that you are repeating the same thing. You tell him everything you want to tell him. How much you care about him and always will. Anything that you want or need to tell him.

You don't have to be happy for him to die. You don't have to celebrate losing your friend. Honey you aren't losing your friend. His body won't be here, but his spirit will always be safe inside your heart. What him and you have shared will always be with you. He will always be here with you. Always remember how much you care about him and how much he cares about you. Never let anything steal any of that away from you.

You don't have to hold back the tears. Tears are very healing. You can only be who you are that is the person he cares about.

Hold strong to the bond you and him have, because nothing can ever take that away.

Hugss
softie

im so sorry he will always be with you in your heart with the happy memories stay strong

i hope these few words might help and bring you a little comfort
Butterfly

One day a small opening appeared on a cocoon. A man sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go no further.

So the man decided to help the butterfly, he took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon. The butterfly then emerged easily. But it had a swollen body and small, shriveled wings.

The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, which would contract in time.

Neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and shriveled wings. It never was able to fly.

What the man in his kindness and haste did not understand was that the restricting cocoon and the struggle required for the butterfly to get through the tiny opening were God's way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon.

Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If God allowed us to go through our life without any obstacles, it would cripple us. We would not be as strong as what we could have been, we could never fly.

Bless your heart. You and your friend are in my prayers.

J H's mom

You are both in my thoughts and prayers.Take care both of you
Lisax

I pray for your friend in his transition to the other side. Even if it is not happening in the way that we think it should happen God knows all things. His angels will guide him home. Everything is in Divine Order. I pray for you also that you have stood by him to the end. May God bless you big time.

Mortisha, you and your friend are in my thoughts and prayers. You should be so proud of this brave man. He has made peace with his life and is ready to go. Don't be sad, he will be in such a better place. No more restrictions, he will be free.

I know you've got a lot of people praying for here, hope you don't mind one more added on......

I am so sorry!! There are no words really that is going to ease your pain that you are feeling so deep inside you. Just remember that he is going to go to a much better place and even though we don't agree with how he is getting there he will be so much happier. I will pray for you both and each of you will be in my thoughts.

I'm so sorry. I will keep you and your friend in my prayers...
It is sooo sad..........

Mortisha... I am keeping you and your friend in my thoughts during these difficult times. Love and light...

You are both in my thoughts,
With love xx

My friend died today at 10:21am. I really can't talk but Thanks everyone.

Mortisha,
Please accept my deepest sympathy in the loss of your friend. His memory will always remain in your heart. He is now free and at peace resting in the love of our Lord. I will pray for comfort for you.
God Bless,
Cecelia

My condolances to the loss of your friend, Mortisha. This is a real sad day.

You are in my prayers and I am so sorry for the loss of your friend.

~M~

My thoughts and Prayers are with you . I am so sorry Honey ((((((((((HUGS))))))))))))

softie

you are both in my thoughts and my prayers, i am so very sorry for the loss of your friend

Mortisha, You are in my thoughts and so is his family and friends.

Take care
Ness

Mortisha, You are in my thoughts and prayers. You were a good friend to stand by him to the end. He is at peace now.

Mortisha, we are all praying for you, he is in a better place now.
You are strong, never give up.
His memory wil always live with you.

So sorry for your loss, Mortisha.
(((hugs)))

IAM SO SORRY TO HEAR THAT. U BOTH ARE IN MY PRAYERS.