A Fund For Jessica

[apcrs5122]

Originally posted by bluekat
I was just checking "who's online" and she was reading this thread.
So Jessica, or Jessica's mom, or whoever using that name, please say something!

I did too. Once it said that they were replying to it, and then they weren't.

[HoRsELUvR]

I just hope we get some more information on this soon.I dont want to say anything until we find out what happened.

[tatsxxx11]

Randi, in the U.S. such records, traffic accidents, death notices/certificates are public info. under the "freedom of info. act." You'd have to know what state/town and the person's name, though. We don't know where Jessica (real name??) lives or her last name; only an appx. age. I would just like those of us who cared so much for her, who grieved so much over her "death," could have some relief from the uncertainty. I for one would be thrilled to know that a life was not lost. No questions.

[slick]

Well, I've kept quiet until now. Putting myself in Jessica's shoes, if I, or another member of my family, were to pull such a stunt, I would just delete the cookies in the computer. That way when go to the PT forum, I'm not logged on but can still view all the responses. But then again, maybe she wants us to see how often she's logged on.......just to keep us in suspense....

I'm on the fence about this one. Don't have a clue what to think.

[Cataholic]

Originally posted by 2kitties
But, I think that you know that NO FAMILY outside of the Jerry Springer set would EVER even joke that their child was dead.

Now, why did you have to bring Jerry Springer into all this? Don't you know that Cincinnati, as a community, is still sick over him???

[Randi]

Originally posted by tatsxxx11
Randi, in the U.S. such records, traffic accidents, death notices/certificates are public info. under the "freedom of info. act." You'd have to know what state/town and the person's name, though.

According to what "she" wrote herself in one post, she lives/lived half an hour from Boston.

It's so sad if she did die, but it's just as sad if she didn't and there are that sick people on the loose pulling a stunt like this!

[Cataholic]

Randi,
Living half an hour from Boston could put her in three different states.

Really, I think the fact that her mom was on here posting while her daughter was in critical care...and, since she died shortly thereafter, it must have been pretty critical...I just don't get her coming home to pick up clothes, and post on the internet. I can't remember, either, if she said she was coming home to change HER clothes, or pick up clothes for Jessica. If it is the latter, that would just be strange, as I think they still make you wear gowns in ICU....

[Cataholic]

I just double checked....Jessica's mom was home picking up a few things for JESSICA. What ever would you need in ICU?

[gini]

This Is Jessica's Mother, Jessica Was Hit By A Car....


Hello everybody. I cant beleive it, but its true. My daughter, Jessica, is in the hospital right now in critical condition. She got hit by a car while walking down the street going to play basketball. I've been crying ever since it happend, and i havn't slept yet. I can't beleive it. I'm home right now just getting a few things for her and thought i would inform you. I am not sure if this post will even get posted though, because I dont know how anything works here.
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Johanna, you beat me to it........but this was Jessica's Mother's post...........

She sure found out how to post smilies, and she knows about private messages.......but, yet, she didn't know how "anything works here".

[tatsxxx11]

Catholic...throughout my career as a nurse, I have worked solely in ICU's. Not only are such personal items, as a rule, not allowed in ICU's, (especially with a newly admitted patient, in such critical condtion) there is no need for them. Parents of children in such a tenuous state, in my experience, do not leave the bedside, let alone the hospital, less than 24 hrs. after their child has been admitted. Our hospital provides facilities for showering, food, provides cots for sleeping, etc. Anything from home that might be needed, such as a change of clothes for the parents, is usually picked up by other family members/friends. That was the one thing that struck me as very odd on Friday. Jessica's mother going home to pick up some of Jessica's "things."

Randi...I checked all of the death notices from the Boston Globe/State of Mass. for Fri. July 25-28th on line and nothing that fits these circumstances was found.

As someone who has for almost 20 years, had the unenviable job of attempting to comfort and console parents who have tragically lost a child to a drunk driver, or under any circumstance for that matter, I am offended beyond words and horrified to think that anyone could even begin to consider such a "hoax." It offends everyone who has ever had to deal with the loss of a loved one.
2 kitties...I understand what you're saying, but if this is the extent to which young adults (at 14, she is that) will go to validate their existence, get attention, we are a very troubled society indeed. Jessica was very loved here and I think she knew that. She did not appear to me to be depressed or insecure. I think whomever has perpetrated this hoax, whatever her intentions, is in need of help. This is not, in mind, an "understandable" adolescent response to insecurity. I am very worried for the emotional well being of this person. I don't, for one, appreciate having been one of the victims of her "experiment." It was not harmless nor was it a game, except maybe to her. Sadly, this has given me great pause as to whom and to what extent I will be opening up to strangers on the internet in the future. I've always been so trusting by nature and for that reason, my family and friends warned me of the pitfalls of the internet when I got my computer. Now, "alarms," such as this will be viewed with great skepticism and suspicion; I don't like feeling like that. Whomever Jessica is, I hope she or he will have the courage to come forward and explain what has transpired. Despite your actions, many here still care for you. Forgiveness is in abundance on Pet Talk. If you needed affirmation that you are loved, well, I guess that has been proven true.

[gini]

Sandra, God Love You! Unfortunately over the years, I have had cause to be in ICU visiting a friend who later passed away. I remember at the time being so grateful to the nurse who was on duty. She had a way of leveling everything out, if you understand what I mean. You got the feeling that absolutely EVERYTHING was being done for my friend, but at the same time, they were very protective and caring.

[2kitties]

Seriously everyone, this is a game gone out of control.
She is a young girl who wanted to perform an experiment. This is not unusual for people that age who suffer from insecurity. She wanted to see if people really cared about her and how they would feel if she died.
Some insecure 14 year old girls think about this kind of thing. Online, she found a perfect outlet to make her experiment.
But I doubt she bargained for the outpouring of hurt she received. She got in over her head and has bailed. Now she comes back in to read.
I don't think she had malicious intent with her hoax. She's young, not mean.
I guess I don't understand why so many people are shocked about this.

There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that Jessica is alive and well and this was her doing, no one else'.

[allanimalswelcome]

I understand that but it still was a cruel thing to do. People who barely knew her were crying their eyes out and offering comfort to her family.

Perhaps she never meant for it to get so out of control but it did and she should have never done it.

~Rachel

[HoRsELUvR]

I understand why she would want to try something like this.Im sure she didnt want it to get out of control.I would just be happy if I knew for sure that she was ok.

[Rottieluver45]

I really wish we could settle this! I now believe that she is still alive. (Wow this is *kinda* like tupac) I hope that she is and she comes on and tells us....I really want to know! I hope this doesn`t go unanswered!