This is the latest. On Valentine's Day I had to work and go to school , on the other hand my husband had to go to a funeral. It was a co-worker of his who's son passed away on the Feb 5th. Prior going to the funeral Tom said that the boy Brandon Lee Howe was 23 years old and since 5 years old he had some health complications. I was sad to hear such a young man gone so early in life. That night on 14th my husband and I met for dinner and then we went to movie. After the movie we headed out and just before i enter my car ( we drove separate rigs) my husband approached me and with tears in his eyes asked me if I could do him a favor? I was confused..The movie was funny so why was he so sad ...??? He pulled something out of his pocket..It was piece of LEGO...(the one game that kids build things)..I didn't know where this was going , all I knew was that my husband was crying and he had a piece of LEGO in his hand...I asked what was the matter and "yes " i would do anything for him. He then said" Today at the funeral the family of Brandon Lee Howe had the box of LEGO he used to play with...He was a mentally challenged boy, since his operation on the brain at age of 5....,but his family never gave up on him..they raised him and never gave him away to any institutions. ( i knew at this moment that Tom was referring to the disturbing movie we watched and the movie that lead this blog going and the movie made me go immediately to Bulgaria)...His family made his short life as enjoyable as possible...My husband picked up a piece of the LEGO (the favorite game of Brandon Lee Howe) and his wish was for me now to except this piece and take it back to Bulgaria. He said he will make me a necklace and have the LEGO on it.. and he wants me to wear it while i was visiting the Bulgarian Orphanages (institutions with mentally and disabled kids, kids were abounded from their parents due to their disabilities). He then said" I can't believe people would abounded their children due to their disabilities...Look what the Brandon's family has done for him...They never gave up on him..I had no words..I was hit by a truck..and didn't know what was happening...I was in shock...I cried and I
promise to my husband that i will wear the necklace and I will be thinking about Brandon Lee Howe's life ...even though i never knew him..I'm sure he will be happy to see me visiting the children and helping with donations and even buy them logos ( Thank you for all the donations so far we are up to $962).. I'm sure he will also be sad to see those kids never had the quality of having a loving family like he did...In memory of Brandon Lee Howe...The movie of the Bulgarian's Abounded Children made a huge movement in our life... I'm glad to share this with you...I have attached two pics of Brandon Lee Howe..Like I said ..I never knew him..but his Lego piece will be with me...
