Very Sad Day...

I don't know why I am writing, it just seems to help.

It's a very sad day...

It all started last night. After writing in my blog, I checked my work email. We got notice that a student (unnamed) was seriously injured during Thursday (yesterday) afternoon's rugby game. He was rushed to hospital, we would have people from the board coming to the school to talk to us. I was in shock as I read the email out loud to my husband, trying to make sense of it all. I sat on the couch wondering who the student was and if he was going to be ok.

I got to work this morning, seeing the media on the sidewalk. I walked into the staffroom, where I saw two staff members crying and hugging one another. It was an awful feeling, then I was told by another staff member that there was an announcement made that there would be an important staff meeting in the school chapel at 8:30am.

We gathered as a staff in the chapel, where we were told the story of what had happened to Wesley, 16 years old, during the rugby game. We had also been told that he had no vital signs when paramedics showed up. Wesley is currently at Sunnybrook Hospital in an induced coma and that they needed to raise his body temp. before running any tests. The doctors were hoping to run tests tomorrow at 9am. His mom was hopeful and she asked that we pray for her son's quick recovery.

Both staff and students were walking around in shock throughout the day. This tragedy had brought our school community even closer together as we prayed and cried during this difficult time.

I sat down to check my email, I think it was around 1:30pm.
I read Gail's email, I shook my head as I said to myself "No, I read this wrong, please tell me I read this wrong".
I emailed Gail and she wrote back confirming that Meredith, one of our amazing Phat Chick trainers, had been seriously injuried while riding her bike Thursday afternoon (yesterday).
She had been wearing a helmet but suffered serious head injuries when hit by a car.

As I type this I feel numb, the crying comes in waves and the shock still remains.
She was put on life support, however, she was sadly taken off and passed on at 1:45pm today.

I can't stop the crying...
I can't go to bed yet, I don't know why...

I am grieving for the loss of a beautiful, inspiring, fun loving, amazingly phat chick.
Reading all the emails sent back and forth today, we are ALL grieving.
Meredith has touched a lot of lives in a very positive way, she will be greatly missed.

XOXOXO to ALL