i just could not say"your welcome"

[mrFDNY]

hi all,
well i just got home from supreme court.i had to testify in a case where someone died as the result of a crimal act(homicide)since my crew was first on scene and we found the body.they wanted us to use our training to explain to the jury the condition of the body as it was found and what the scene was like.after i testified the deceased mother came in to the witness room and huged and kissed me and thanked me to for trying to save her boy.she was crying and well everyone in that room including me had tears in thier eyes.the deceased was just an innocent victim.to be honest i could not say your welcome,i mean not in a bad way,just the fact that i could not put life back into the deceased.trust me we tried.i felt how could i say your welcome,this poor inocent man still died,therefor someone says thank you for something you give them,i did'nt have any direct result on the outcome.he still passed away,i did'nt give her anything back like her son.i just felt like saying your welcome was out of line.i just telling her how hard we tried to revive him,and how sorry i was, and that his killer will get life in jail for this.the person responsible for this poor mans death,has a rap sheet a mile long and has been arrested at least a dozen times.why was he still free to kill?either way he's not walking away from this one,thier looking at life behind bars without parole for this creep.the deceased ,a family man,hard working,never been arrested ever.several children.just a ggod guy,in the wrong place at the wrong time.but his death was no accident this creep planned this and killed him.this was a planned killing not a random one,and it was not over drugs or money.just a honest man walking in the street on the way home from a hard day at work and a low life who saw a easy,defense ess target.the deceased mother just broke my heart as well as seeing his wife and kids in the court room.very sad.i just could not say "your welcome"maybe if we were able to get him back,but he passed away.

 

[Pooh67_68]

 

[we3disneygo]

 

[Nala56]

Maybe it didn't feel right to say your welcome, but at least you know the victims mother appreciated your efforts. It must be very, very hard to be in that position but without you and men like you some people would never have a chance. Sometimes I sure the outcome is a positive one.

THANK YOU!!!

 

[crazee4mickey]

It is so often that we forget the heroic measures the emergency response personnel do trying to save lives---thank you for doing everything possible to help people out when they are in need

 

[Laura]

She was thanking you for trying and for caring. And you should be thanked--your job is a tough one.

 

[Stitchfans]

I can understand were she is coming from. And I also understand were you are coming from. Should be nice to know your efforts aren't taken for granted.

 

[Wish I lived in Fl]

My brother was shot dead in a street squabble. Two drivers who witnessed it testified against the killer at trial. The killer got off (to the surprise of even his lawyer). It still meant so much to me that two people who were there were willing to testify against the killer and tell me my brother didn't deserve to be shot.

 

[canwegosoon]

It was very nice of her to thank you for your efforts...I understand why you could not responed in the normal way. I did 10 years of emergency rescue, and there were times I said, I was sorry I couldn't have done more. Those are the really tough days, but it is really nice when someone comes to you and thanks you for getting their loved one back long enough to get family to a hospital to say good by...that means so much sometimes too. God obviously wanted this man in heaven, is what I think when I hear about these senseless deaths. Good luck to you in trying to cope with it.

 

[Miss Jasmine]

She was thanking you for trying and for caring. And you should be thanked--your job is a tough one.

I agree.

 

[MsDisney23]

 

[Pin Wizard]

Speaking as one who has been in a somewhat similar situation as well as having a couple EMTs show up at my house at 2:30 a.m. when DS had trouble breathing, it's easy for victims' relatives to feel a "bond" with the people trying to help. It's tough letting go of that. For a long time after, I wanted to hug those EMTs and got a tear when I saw them.

 

[Sparx]