Timmy Abbros died on October 3, surrounded by the love of his parents and brothers. He had two blogs. The first was titled Timmy Waiting for God. For some incomprehensible and unstated reason, Blogger deleted it. So he started a second one called Timmy, with a url which said timmystillwaiting. If you never saw it, please check it out. He was an amazing guy. He had health problems which had him frequently spending time in hospital, but he always managed to write humorously about it. In fact, his ability to take all sorts of incidents and make really funny jokes about them was really special. He was also very kind-hearted, which shows clearly in his blog. What he never mentioned in all the time I read his blogs was the high level of physical pain in which he lived every day. We only learned of it when his older brother Lee told us, after he died. Timmy never complained to us about it.
November 3 was unavailable so I am having a Mass said for him in my parish as close to the traditional "month's mind" date as possible, November 5. It is my earnest hope and prayer that the God for whom he waited has swept him up in a loving embrace in which there is no more pain or trouble, but only unending joy. May God console his family in their grief, and may we all meet him in Heaven.
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7 comments:
Joe, thanks for the mention, how good there are people who care like you do.
His attitude was inspiring. The forgiveness and understanding he showed towards those who had hurt or abused him. The relentless positivity and good humour. His achievement of some excellent academic results in spite of the obstacles he faced. We've lost a fine human being.
Thank you, Naturgesetz, SO MUCH for reminding us Timmy. He'll stay unforgotten in my heart. So much to say about him, you put it well in your post. As he said: PIE.
HUGS
Oliver
Thanks for the comments.
@ Marttin — I appreciate the compliment, and I'm glad to have made you aware of TImmy.
@ Billy — He was everything you say, a fine human being indeed.
@ Oliver — He is certainly unforgettable. Thanks for the hug.
Thanks for referring Timmy's Blog. I read it from the beginning. Knowing the outcome from the start made it a very difficult read.
Such courage and good humor from one so young, having to deal with so much pain is both remarkable and inspiring.
@ Mister Ed — Thanks for the comment. Timmy was so engaging, it was impossible not to like him. And to learn, after his life was over, how much more he had to deal with than he had told us just makes him that much more admirable.
Thanks for your comments about Timmy. He was such a wonderful young man - I will remember his infectious sense of humor. All the more inspiring now that we know he was in more pain than he let on about. I believe that his readers, and especially those who responded, gave him some comfort there.
Hugs,
Zephy
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