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Lamar Odom's infant son dies while sleeping

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by dream2franchise, Jun 29, 2006.

  1. Oldschool Fan

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    Man that is awful. Hopefully he and his wife can pull together with their two other children and get through this. Best Wishes to the Odom family in dealing with this difficult situation :(
     
  2. Yonkers

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    What a horrible, tragic event. Everyone who has kids knows this is their worse nightmare. Prayers for them.
     
  3. RodrickRhodes

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    odom has overcome a lot in his life, making out of jamaica queens, nyc and making it to the nba...this puts things in perspective as others have said and shows that b-ball is just a game....rip baby odom
     
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    my thoughts and prayers are with the odom family.
     
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    One of the more tragic things that can happen to a young man and his family.



    + For the Odom family.
     
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    Wow, this is so sad. I hope they find comfort quickly. :(
     
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    I can't even imagine the grief of losing a child. May peace surround them.
     
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    :(

    How terrible.

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  9. Tha TC

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    I can't even imagine how he feels right now. I wish him the best and hope he makes it thru, all you can do is pray for them and keep the odom family in your thoughts.
     
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    As a person my heart hurts as a parent...I'm speechless. :(
     
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    team rivalries mean nothing when you hear something as heartbreaking as this. My deepest condolences go out to the Odem family.
     
  13. rockbox

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    When my girl was that age. I would wake in the middle of the night just to check if she was breathing. These type of things scare the crap out of me because I can't think of anything worse happening. I feel for Lamar and his family.
     
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    This is the absolute worse case scenario for any parent. You're not supposed to bury your children. My thoughts and prayers go out to the parents and related families.

    Make sure each one of you give your special little one an extra tight hug or a handful of extra kisses...because life is so precious...you must enjoy every second you have with your kids!!!
     
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    ugh. so sorry to hear that.
     
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    All the fame and fortune in the world don't mean a thing when something like this happens.

    I simply cannot imagine...
     
  17. FrontRowJoe

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    From what I understand, SIDS is still largely a mystery, and even in post-mortem, the child shows no apprant cause of death. Since they say suffocation, that would pretty much rule out SIDS (see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudden_infant_death_syndrome )

    This is truly, truly tragic. We constantly hate on other teams, but I can't imagine anyone would actually wish this on even their worst enemy. My heart goes out to him and his family. :(
     
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    As a father of 2 boys, I can't imagine the grief Odom is feeling now and I don't ever want to either. I can't imagine either of my boys not being around for the rest of my life. May God give the Odom family the strength to make it through this horrific experience.
     
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    I have a 9 month old and I am the same way. These things used to just roll off my back like they were nothing. Now, I have to keep myself from imagining if it happened to me.

    I always thought my wife was silly for worrying so much about how he slept. I was wrong.

    My thoughts and prayers to Lamar Odom and his family.
     
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    omg, this is awful ...

    i remember i couldnt sleep well for the first 6/8 months of my daughter ... i was always in her room checking if she was still breathing ... i had nightmares about it too ...

    :(
     

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