Day 12 SampaTeam: Fighting Predatory Alienation Inconceivable Cruelty: The Pearly Gates are Closed Meet my kindly in-laws: Ray and Rita Cannon. This picture was taken on June 1st 2014 at Alexs college graduation. It was a banner day - simply perfect. Such joy for all of us - including Samantha. You may also recognize Ray and Rita from my current cover photo taken on the same wonderful day. This was only the second time in two and a half years my in-laws even laid eyes on Samantha. It was the ONLY TIME since January 2012 they saw all three of my children together. Samantha had promised many times since the summer of 2012 to visit them. However, for all but one of those times she never followed through on her promise. That is very, very unlike her conscientious character. The only exception to this failure to visit her Cannon grandparents was one brief visit last year when she - accompanied by the official escort of the boyfriend - drove down to Pennsylvania from CT or MA for a few short hours. My two other children and I had just visited my in-laws literally less than 48 hours before this. Sam had refused to join us. Why? And why is a loving, considerate and kind person such as Samantha suddenly hardened to the pain of others - especially the pain of her ailing and suffering grandparents? Why would ANYONE want to do this or want Sam to do this? There is no acceptable answer. None. NONE. When I think of my own personal loss of Sam I am broken hearted. When I think of my parents loss - after all their enormous dedication over two decades - I am deeply disappointed, offended and perplexed. When I think of Sams triplet siblings losses...well, I cant even go there. Not today. It hurts too much. But when I think of Ray and Rita and THEIR loss of their granddaughters love and attention I have probably NEVER been more sure I was witnessing the influence of evil - absolute evil. News flash: the heaven the predators believe they are going to? I think I hear St. Peter laughing. Those pearly gates are closed to the likes of them. I was told three years ago by members of the predatory family that I was going to burn in hell (for my lack of sharing their beliefs). Well, all I can say to them now is : Right back at ya - except this time its for what you actually DID. My mother-in-law is 87 and in fair health but has significant trouble walking. My father-in-law is 91 and has serious health issues. He has had two strokes in the last two years. After the first one he lost his sight in one eye. About six or eight months ago he had to give up driving. The optic nerve is now failing in the eye he has left. It is just a matter of time until he is 100% blind - and that is probably not a very long period of time at that. My in-laws have suffered an enormous amount of loss already in their lifetime: my mother-in-laws only sibling - her brother Jack - was lost as a Navy pilot when a military transport plane disappeared over the Caribbean ocean In the 1950s. My in-laws have also sadly experienced the unbearable heartbreak of burying two of their three children: the first was my husband John (called Jack by his family after his late uncle) who died of cancer at age 29. Johns youngest sibling Leonard died 14 years later at age 35, also leaving children: 2 sons and two daughters. Ray and Rita have also dedicated much of the last 8 years helping to raise another grandson born as a two pound premature baby. They have had their golden years turned into back breaking work and an emotional nightmare. The loss that Ray and Rita have had to bear in their lives is almost inconceivable to me. What is even more inconceivable is that someone - anyone - let alone their own granddaughter - could be capable of purposely inflicting cruelty and pain upon innocent, suffering, elderly and loving family members. My daughter - the REAL Samantha - is kind, loving, considerate, affectionate and much more. I could write all day about her wonderful qualities. SHE - Samantha - is not capable of this heartless behavior : these evil choices have been made FOR her by these predators. I can think of nothing that has ever angered me more. I will seek justice and the return of our loving Samantha NOW - before it is too late for Ray and Rita. It will not be long before Ray will be unable to see his beloved granddaughter Sams amazing and heartwarming smile. Its my job to make sure he will not have to bear that additional loss. John would insist. (Im on it, Boomer - this ones for you. Xxoo)
Posted on: Sat, 01 Nov 2014 09:09:30 +0000