James' Story.

All of the names have been changed.

My best friend Chrissy, has an aunt named Jenny. She was 17 when she started dating James. They were the typical teenagers, they loved to party. When they were 18, God blessed them with their first daughter Hannah.(7-19-01) When Jenny thought this would help her mature, she just found herself drinking more.

4 years later, Jenny and James were blessed with a son, Aidian. (6-12-05)

In November of 2005, James married Jenny.

James' addiction to drugs and alcohol heightened. He binged days at a time.

September of 2008, James was sober for three months. He decided to party with some friends one night.

September 26th 2008 James went to a bad part of our neighborhood looking for drugs. He was beaten until pronounced dead.

James' mother went to the hospital to identify him, all of the bones on his face were shattered. The only way she could identify him were from his tattoos.

Pronounced dead, it turns out James was in a coma.

Jenna's sister Lynn and her husband Adam went to the hospital and prayed over him.

4 weeks later, James awoke from his coma. The next few months would be hard for the whole family because he would have to learn how to walk, talk, swallow, recognize faces, mainly everything you would teach a baby.

After 2 years of being sober. God blessed Jenna and James with another daughter, Leah. (4-9-11)

On July 21st, James' brother got married. He relapsed and started drinking.

That night, James called Jenna. He was drunk and he asked for money to pay for the drugs or else they would take his truck. Jenna refused, saying she doesn't want to deal with the pain of his drug abuse.

July 22nd 2011, James was found face down in an alley.

He was in a coma for 7 months, 4 of those months were in a vegetated state.

On March 9th 2011, the Lord called James' name. He was later that day in Heaven. Leaving his beautiful wife and three children behind.

This is a really hard time for them today. It's the anniversary of his first accident.

Jenna is staying strong with the Lord and attending Church every Sunday.



Remember, death might seem like a scary thing, but if you accept Jesus into your heart you will live for eternity with the Lord.

-Ashley

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