Troy Anthony Mitchell

Edwina you may not remember me, I came into the Australian Red Cross a few weeks ago to make my first blood donation. You where my nurse so very kind and gentle reasurring and comforting me through out the whole procedure.

You listened so patiently to me complain about silly little things, you may remember I had a bad day. We spoke about our children. Edwina I will never forget how your eyes lit up and you had the most amazing smile as you talked about your Son, I could tell how proud you where of him and it was not until I asked how old he was and where he lived that you revealed that he was an angel, i was shocked at how you spoke so openly about him as if he where still here. I think you sensed that because you just smiled and said why i talk about my son he exists and i want the world to know he was here. It took me a little while to find this site as i could not remember your sons name. The site you have made is so beautiful and your son is very very handsome. Edwina you are a special person listing to other peoples problems and putting them first going out of your way to help and I know your Son would of also been a very caring person. thank you and god bless you and your son. Jenna. 

edwena. each time I visit my son's sight I read what you wrote and i shed many a tear all over again. you are truelly and angel on earth to be able to touch so many people's lives when you are going down that same broken heat road. please know that we love you and your family and troy will be forever loved and never for gotton. how I wish we could have met troy because he is truely a remarkable young man and i know that when i walk through those golden gates chris will be right there to say welcome home mom and now come meet all my friends and for the first time i will see my angel run to troy and so many others.God bless you

Edwina, I would first like to say thank you for all the kind words that you have shared to my family and Jaylyn. We deeply appresiate it, and you son is a very handsome fellow. And I am sure him and Jaylyn have met. I know that this is a heartache for you, because it is for me. But I live everyday knowing that one day we will be together again and it will be for eternity. Than no one will be able to take that away from us. A mom holds the most precious gift of all those nine months that we carried our child and no one can ever touch that. Just try to remember that Troy had many many friends in HEAVEN that look up to him and I'm sure Jaylyn is one of them. Thank you again, we send out many hugs to you and tray and the rest of his family.

 

 

Edwina, I want to thank you so much for the kindness and love you have shown.

You are an amazing woman.  You have touched the hearts of many.

It gives me comfort knowing that Jordan is in Heaven with Troy and all the other special angels I have come to know on this site. 

You have done a wonderful job on Troy's page. The love you have for him is there for all to see.

I pray you and your family find peace and comfort in knowing that we all have come to know and love Troy thru your efforts. His memory will always be alive.  Thank you for sharing him with us.

You are always in my thoughts.  ♥♥

Veresa

 

 

Thank you for your warm thoughts. I wish i could be close to you to give you a hug for like your son my daughter went to sleep and never woke up.  I must tell you that if i new that "Mommy i love you too" was the last words i thought i would hear from my daughter that evening i would have beg god to take me too.  But we must go on. Your son was a handsome beautiful young man who i hope is singing and dancin with my daughter and i also let a white balloon go in his name as well on the dedication day. I am so very sorry for your loss and our pain that seems endless. I never thought in my life that there was such an unbelieveable twisting heartache like the one we live with now. I send to you and your family many hugs and much love.  to our angels please watch over us till we get to put our candle lite out together.  Love cindi

Edwina,

 

Thank you so much for writing on Chance's page about seeing and passing on the communication relating to advocacy for Aggressive/Reckless Drivng and Seat Belt Failure.  It warms my heart that people from all over are actually viewing his web pages and learning from it.  That was and is my hope that no other parent has to endure such a needless and unnecessary loss.  I know that Chance and Troy have probably become good friends in heaven and look down on us and protect us all.  I know your loss and how tragic you feel.  Its a nightmare no parent ever thinks they will endure, yet here we are, and all connecting and supporting each other and others through our own tragedy.  I wish you comfort and peace and know that Troy is with you and watching over you. Hugs...Shelli Ralls, Chance Wilcox's mom, The Woodlands, Texas USA

You have to be the most loving person I have ever known--You touch so many lives  We know there are no coincidences in life -every thing happens for a reason-God has a reason for putting us all together-You -Me-Tom,Dee's dad--All the families of those going through the same hearthache---God is in control -God Our Father makes no mistakes--It helps to know that so many people care--Thank you

Dear Edwina, You son is a beautiful young man and forever he will be. I feel your heartache deep inside, my daughter was too sleeping and snoring and we also thought she was resting. We now no she was drugged and murdered, but hold on to the peace within you noing that he was by ur side when he went to sleep. I wish there was someway to hold you and tell you how much we feel alike but to you i send a great big hugs and no we will me at the other end of the rainbow that troy and dana create for our journey to them.  Love and GB...</3  Cindi

Thank you Edwina for your loving words. They truly brought tears to my eyes.

I'm so sorry for the loss of your adorable son.  I too can see in his eyes what a loving & gentle spirit he is.

Please know I keep you and your family forever in my thoughts & prayers.

Much love & hugs,

God bless,

Ruth

 

Dear Edwina:

 

I was stunned to see a condolence from someone I had never heard of.  After I looked deeper, I understood.  How very sweet to think of another's grief when your own is so fresh and deep!  Your precious Troy , Josh Bernard, and D'Anne were practically the same ages.  Coincidence?  Only our precious Lord has the answer.

In sharing yourself this way, I pray that you find the peace you deserve.  May Jesus wrap you in his boundless love till you and Troy meet again.  He is a very handsome young man and my Wife and I know you will always love him and miss him.  I am so glad that the Lord directed us to this web site.

 

Much love to you and Troy,

Tom Kidwell

I know how broken a mothers heart can be when a child dies. I can't imagine the impact of 27 years lost. You are in my prayers and thoughts. Its ok to hurt and to cry. Your precious son is gone. Lean on God to give you the strength and love you need to get you through this. Troy is a beautiful angel who'll watch over you. But I know there are few words that we find comforting in these times. God bless you!

First of all troy is so beautiful---Like our son Josh,we are so lucky to have them in our lives.When I saw the candle you sent to Josh I wondered who you were and today I realize who Troy's mom is.Troy's custom page is amazing---I love it. am just recently learning how to use a computer and I could certainly use your hellp doing Josh's custom page---Like I said before it's beautiful.Even though we are worlds apart ,I felt a connection when I saw Troy's beautiful face. We may be worlds apart but our boy's are together in Heaven.Edwina with God's help we will make it ---One day we will see our boys again. I so look forward to that day.Every day we wake is one day closer to one of those GREAT BIG HUGS that we miss so much.Thank you----Mary and Josh Bernard

Edwina, thank you so much for the beautiful words you left on my son's site, it meant so much to us all. I know that christopher has already met troy and troy is now his mentor and big angel brother. i believe troy was telling you he had a new friend and he led you to christopher's site, You have done a beautiful job on troy's site and I know he is so proud of you, I only wish I could make chris's site half as beautiful as troy's.  know that you are not alone as you travel this road. many have been there and we are here to help you. troy is right beside you each and every day and each time you feel a little breeze know that it is Troy brushing you with his angel wings. God bless you and all the family. Troy will never be forgotton, his memory will be kept alive 1 memory or 1 candle at a time.{{hugs}}

Mrs. Mitchell,

Thank you so much for the kind, and loving words you left on Bethanie's page. Your son is such a handsome man. I know that him and Bethanie have crossed paths, for there is a reason that you found her by mistake. We never know why, or when we will be taken from this earth, but we do have the comfort of knowing that our loved ones will keep our memories alive. I see this in your son's page. You loved him dearly, and I can tell that..he was one lucky boy to have a mother as wonderful as you. We have seen angels and entertained them without knowing at that time. But now, we know that is what they are...pure, wonderful, peaceful angels. Thank you for visiting Bethanie's page and I know that with love and angel dust our children are watching over us both...

In love always and memories of our children (^i^'s)

Stacy Frost

Mother of Bethanie Frost (bethi)

Dear Mum to Troy,

 

First, I want to say, "THANK YOU," for your ever so kind, loving, & touching words  you gave on behalf of my departed sister, Lisa Michelle Evans.  I also want you to know that "I CARE", & do "UNDERSTAND" your pain.  Know that the LORD ("GOD"), is always  there for you, when all others that say that they are, really aren't.  And know this too, you may begin with me...

 

for whenever you feel the need to talk, cry, shout, scream, or vent, by all means DO!!!!!!  Don't let anyone or nobody tell you how to mourn your loved one(s).

 

Thinking of you during your bereavement,

& may you find comfort in GOD

 

Cheryl McGauley

mcgauleyc@yahoo.com or http://lisa-michelle-evans.last-memories.com          

You ask me how I'm feeling, But do you really want to know?

The moment I try telling you, You say you have to go!

How can i tell you, What It's been like for me,

I am haunted, I am broken, But things that you don't see.

You ask me how I'm holding up, but do you really care?

The second I try to speak my heart, You start squirming in your chair.

Because I am so lonely, You see, No one comes around.

I'II take the words I want to say, and quietly choke them down.

Everyone avoids me now, because they don't know what to say.

They tell me I'II be there for you, then turn and walk away.

Call me if you need me, That's what everyone said.

But how can I call you and screem into the phone,

MY GOD, MY CHILD IS DEAD!

No one will let me say the words I need to say,

Why does a mother's grief, Scare everyone away?

I am tired of pretending, As my heart pounds in my chest.

I say things to make you comfortable, but my soul finds no rest.

How can I tell you things, that are too sad to be told.

Of the helplessness of holding a child, Who in your arms grows cold?

Maybe you can tell me, How should one behave.

Who had to follow their childs casket, watch it perched above a grave.

You cannot imagin, What it was like for me that day.

To place a final kiss upon that box, and have to turn and walk away.

If you really love me, And I believe you do.

If you really want to help me, Here is what I need from you.

Sit down beside me, Reach out and take my hand.

Say "My friend" I've come to listen, I want to understand.

Just hold my hand and listen, That's all you need to do.

And if by chance I shed a tear, It's alright if you do too.

The experience of letting go of your child is something we never quite prepare for. We try to imagine in the name of compassion and empathy, for other parents, or maybe even to secretly "ready" ourselves just in case the unthinkable happens.....but we're never ...really....ready. My journey since the passing of my son Cory has been one of discovery , pain, and now peace. Each day I do my very best to not dwell on the loss and all it entails but to live in the love we shared and continue to share. He did not die , he simply changed....not unlike the day of his birth. On that day I met him face to face in the physical sense but I already knew him. On the day of his physical death , again he changed but my soul and my heart know he goes on...in the spiritual sense. Change is difficult  and we fight it with every ounce of our being, especially when it is change we do not wish for. Coping with change takes time. We had their physical lifetime to grow accustomed to seeing them, talking to them, hearing them and touching them.Letting go of that is the obstacle we must overcome. If we can live in the love and not the loss, a peaceful acceptance of the change comes much easier.

So as I express my heartfelt condolences for the physcal loss of your son Troy , I wish and pray that you find the peace in knowing he goes on, that he has never left your heart , your soul or your life and never will.

We are not humans having a spiritual experience, we are spirits having a human experience.

~I wish you peace~

Andrea

To Edwena and family my thoughts are with you all today and everyday. I know how hard it is to loss someone you care dearly about. You have created a lovely page to keep troys memories alive. I can see clearly how much you love him, troys memorie will live forever in your heart, and he will be by your side to comfort and guide you. You are all in my thoughts and prays sending lots of love hugs and kisses ~Barb.

The pain of burying a child is one that can't truly be understood...until you have lived the huge void and painful loss. You have done a beautiful job on this memorial site for Troy. I simply couldn't begin until our son's 1st anniversary in Heaven. You will meet wonderful people, you will cry at their pain and we will cry for yours. The most helpless feeling of it all is knowing that nothing will ever give me the right words at just the right time. I know the anger, the denial, the depression, the fear of the unknown and the need to bargain for more time with our sons.  I also know the sad reality of living almost three years without Andrew.

Thank you for visiting his site and lighting a candle. Please, feel free to email me anytime. I'm here and willing to listen.

God Bless your family,

Debi Collins   debi.lynne@hotmail.com

http://andrew-collins.last-memories.com

May you find comfort knowing that my thoughts are with you during this difficult time.

And may you find peace knowing there is one more angel in heaven!

Thinking of you Troy and all his loved ones.

In this time of sorrow it's hoped that this will show, You're thought of deep within the hearts of everyone you know.

may these thoughts and your memories help guide you on your way, In finding peace within your heart to help face each new day.

With deepest sympathy ~ Lauren~ ^i^

Troy,May your ever lasting love surround your family as they go through this journey.

You will never be forgotton because you live in their hearts 

No one can take that away.

Blessing's to all your family.

Please know we are thinking of Troy and all his loving family. Hugs to you all xx