We’ve gotten to know these LIFE Saver fams quite well over this past month. What started w a 3 hr phone call of giving each other the space to share openly abt loved ones, led to the initiative this month, to all share openly, together, so that folks could see a united front of fams gifting their stories to the world.
One of the fams that was a part of that group was led by Kwasi Lee, @chasingtomorrow8. Kwasi lost his son, Benjahmin Khalil Lee, at only 12 yrs old. Kwasi had serendipitously reached out to me rt before we put this group together, on DMs, to ask if we did anything w bereaved families. There are no coincidences. Benjahmin led Kwasi here.
I immediately added Kwasi to our email chain, & he joined the call the next wk. I know I speak for all of us who were on that call, that Kwasi was real & raw, emotionally in front of a group of strangers he’d not yet come to know. His reactions as others shared were genuine. When he shared abt Benhjahmin, the pain was oozing out of him. He cried. He emoted immensely. He even shared abt his own ideations he’s had, since the loss of his son. This dude’s just a beautiful human I’ve gotten the chance to know.
So why the words on the slides➡️ in this post? Bc of what Kwasi’s share (which I’ll link to in Stories), revealed.
Unlike some of the other stories – there were no signs. There was no bullying. No cyber bullying (at least that the investigation found). Here’s what Kwasi did share tho: “Benjamin would often times be the catalyst for fun. A deeply caring soul, Benjahmin would get emotional at the site of any suffering. It didn’t matter if it was a bunny hit by a car, or a homeless person asking for resources. Benjahmin’s caring heart would often times lead to a deep, emotional responses, revealing how much love he had for the world. All-in-all, passion was on full display always with Benjahmin.”
There’s a lot more shared – but it of course made me think – no signs, a child at 12, deeply emotional – who cared so much abt others, even small animals. Are they the most susceptible? I do think there’s a connection if you love hard, you take on so much pain too.
