Grandpa's Broken Heart

I feel that my heart is completely broken. My name is Greg; I am 44 and have a beautiful wife and three wonderful children. I am also a grandfather. The grandfather part is the part that has damaged my heart. If this is the first time you have read my story, I would suggest some tissues. When I say my heart is broken, I mean both spiritually and physically. This next week I am scheduled for a stress test and I am on disability from work. I am sure you will understand why after you read this.

I, in a distant past, was a drug addict. My children had it somewhat difficult in their younger years as I was always doped up. Through the power of Jesus Christ, I have been drug-free for quite a few years.

I settled my family down in a nice rural area of the Missouri Ozark's. My two sons' were at the age to go out into the world on their own. They did and are succeeding very well at it.

My daughter was still going to school and working too. Most everything was running smooth until that day when she told us she was pregnant. The wife and I were both angry and happy. This was our first grandchild, but out of wedlock? My daughter and the boy moved in together. When she was seven months into the pregnancy, they had a fight and she came home to us.

On July 10^th of 2007 Jonathan Henry was born. He was Grandpa's boy. We did many things together. I watched him grow and start walking and talking. My daughter was a manager of a gas station. One day she came home from work and said she met a guy. They went out from time to time. I finally met this guy and I wasn't impressed. He was on parole; he had been to prison. He gave me the feeling he was on drugs. I just didn't like him and I let it be known. He didn't like me either and he used Jonathan against me.

My daughter and this guy moved in together. There were many fights and arguments between them, but my daughter was determined to make the relationship work. She worked and he watched Jonathan. That decision made red flags fly for me, especially after Jonathan had a broken leg.

There were a lot of things that happened during that time. I won't go into all of it at this time.

On June 23^rd at approximately 8:30 pm my wife and I received a frantic phone call. It was my daughter screaming for us to get to the hospital. I held Jonathan when he was pronounced deceased by the attending physician. I noticed a cut over one eye and a bruise on the other side of his face. The ex-boyfriend claims Jonathan "fell" in the shower.

Ever since that night, I have felt the investigation has not been proper. I won't go completely into it beings it is still under investigation. I also am not going off into it deeply, because the stress of all this has affected me terribly. As I mentioned earlier, I have s stress test scheduled this next week.

I will, at the end of this article, post other sites that are hand in hand with this.

I ask all your prayers. Please pray that the investigator who is on the case now can seal it up. This guy, no animal, should not be walking the streets. Pray for Justice For Jonathan.

You can see more at these sites:

http://www.freewebs.com/boudonck/index.htm

http://hubpages.com/_froggy/hub/Froggys-World

http://hubpages.com/_froggy/hub/Dont-hurt-the-child

Thank you for reading about a grandfather's broken heart. Let's all put our hands together and pray for

NO MORE CHILD ABUSE!