Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Because I'm an Idiot Too.

Just like momofonefornow, I'm an idiot too.

Watch this if you don't mind crying. It's a video made of the 99 days of life lived by Eliot, a boy born with Trisomy 18. The video is narrated by some of the many letters his dad wrote to him and accompanied by lots of video and pictures of his miraculous 99 days here on earth.

8 comments:

Morgan Owens said...

I must really be an idiot because I'm confused why everyone else is calling themselves idiots..is it because they watched something that knew would make them cry..or what?..:/

KatieM said...

Holy freaking Jesus...you know I can't NOT watch things like this...damn good thing it's 5'o clock here and everyone else is gone.

I cry way too much now as it is ;-)

Anonymous said...

OMG Im an idiot too. I thought I could handle that.....boy was I wrong ;( That poor family. I think it made it worse for me that the father was telling the story. I am so thankful for what I have.

Jen said...

HUGE IDIOT HERE!!!

I cried when I first saw the balloons being released into the sky.

I heard about Elliot from another blog. So I knew about it when I hit the link. I was prepared for the story, but still should not have watched it but I did. OH MY LORD tears streaming down my face. I used to be an "easy" crier, now it takes even less. That is so sad, tears are still rolling down my face.

The Captain's Wife said...

Mother F'er....
Thanks for at least warning us in advance..I waited to be home before watching it...so glad I did that....

Jamie said...

I saw this on Oprah . . . cried uncontrollably. I wish I had gotten some kind of warning first.

Mandy said...

I saw this on Oprah last night and balled like a baby!! My husband was just as bad as I was!!! I didn't watch the video you posted but they are expecting in 2 wks, what an amazingly strong couple!

Lisa said...

Isn't this the saddest and yet most amazing video ever? I saw this on Oprah the other day. Those parents are so strong and it was amazing to listen to them talk about this. If only there were more people in the world like them...