When My Son Passed Half of Me Went With Him
Photography By: Felecia Causey Tra’Darius “Mook” DeRAmus was the youngest of my three children. He attended a local middle school, where he was a great and attentive student. One of his favorite hobbies was playing videogames. He always would stay to himself and didn’t have many friends. In his fourteenth year of childhood, he met his first friend. This friend and him started hanging out after school, although I was never comfortable with this young man or trusted him. One day after school, my son left with this young man and he never returned home. Losing my child, my only son at 14 years old, has changed my life drastically. I noticed it and so did the people around me. I’ve heard that the greatest loss a human can experience, is the loss of a child. THIS IS TRUE!! It doesn't just change you, it demolishes you. The strongest person in the world, is a grieving mother, that wakes up and keeps going everyday. My son and I were very close. When I m