Please understand that as a family we are hurting and have been hurting since April 20. The trajectory of our son’s future was altered swiftly, and his innocence was taken from him. I know that over the last nine months my husband and I have shared the myriad emotions we have gone through with the thousands of people who have read our site. Of course we are angry. We are heartbroken. We confront hatred and try to suppress it every day; that is a simple truth that I think many parents can understand.
However, Noah’s Road was also created to harness love, support, and prayers, and with the overall dream (yes, sometimes it feels like only a dream) of having our son completely healed. It’s been a long road already, and yet it has just begun. It will continue for the rest of our lives, but more importantly, for the rest of Noah’s life. We are selfish, sure, in that we continually ask for prayers and well wishes to heal our son. We are desperate for it.
But we are not desperate in any way for Noah’s Road to become a forum of nasty words and name-calling. How can that help our child – or any other victim of Shaken Baby Syndrome? We look at Noah smile and hope only for joy in his life, for light and compassion.
Thank you for reading about Noah’s story. It’s an important story. But please don’t use Noah’s Road as a medium to express your hatred or anger to the woman who we believe in our hearts has done this to him. Please also don’t use this forum to express your hatred to my husband or me for believing she is guilty, or for asking for prayers for our son. All cruel comments will be deleted.
Sincerely,
Erin Whitmer
I strongly believe in the power of prayer, so please do not feel selfish for asking others to pray for you and your family. Prayers are very strong and they do heal. It is very important that everyone keeps the prayers coming on a continued basis as the maker upstairs is hearing everyone one of them. I have been following the events in your lives since I first got word of the tragedy that has happened to Noah. Just remember that you have been blessed with such a lovely little boy and he is a fighter. I do believe that you and your family will get thru this whole ordeal. Keep up your family and never let go of it. I will continue to pray for your family and Noah and may god gless you on your journeys in life with Noah as he grows into a wonderful man. God Bless!!!
I too am a GMU, MFA graduate, and I’ve been following your blog since the day I received the email. I’ve prayed, I’ve cried, I’ve been angry and I’ve been broken-hearted. I’ve wanted to post so many times, but never new if I should. As a mother, I’ve struggled to comprehend both what would compel someone to be so evil and destroy so much of another’s life so carelessly, and how you and your husband could remain so stoic through all of this. I know that all that you both do, you do for your son, but I’ve often thought that I couldn’t be as focused as you both have been as the anger would destroy me. And, even through the cruelty that you continue to face (by ignorance from people you haven’t asked to hear from), you are kind and compassionate and never lose sight of the goal – helping Noah heal. God carries us when we feel most alone and helpless. You have shown us all that. Have faith and know that justice will be served. I have shared your blog with my own day care provider, friends, co-workers, and family. I want you to know that all the way from Idaho, you, your husband, Noah and the little one on the way will continue to be in my prayers. May God speed.
Selena
Only positive vibes and heartfelt prayers are sent your way……..I hope all of you feel the support and prayers during the continuation……….
We are here, waiting with hope and optimism for the future.
Cheering for you all!
Another General
God Bless you and your family, Erin. We will never stop praying for Noah’s healing.
please don’t ever feel like you are being selfish by asking us to pray for noah. if anything, I feel selfish for not being able to do more. I hope court is going as planned and it is over with. sorry you have to take the time out of your hectic day to deal with those nasty comments. we will continue to pray for noah, his brain, his bright beautiful eyes, and his brave mommy and daddy. take care
ashley cofer memphis, tn
p.s. noah- I hope your feeling better from your medicine! your going to be a big brother soon! he is very lucky to have you for a big brother, maybe he will even get some of your good looks!
I too will continue to keep the prayers for Noah. That he is healed and that he recieves justice. I hope that everyone continues to think positive and be uplifting and stops being negative and mean. There is a way to handle this and I’m sorry you had to say something to others to get them to behave accordingly.
<3, XXX and OOO to sweet Noah now and always.
thank you for removing the comments left by some that are not about lifting noah up in prayer and praying for His plan to bring us peace. i have been on my knees since monday and wish so much i could be there. our family has been praying for you daily. my five year old last night at the dinner table finished his prayer with “and please God, i hope you can be with noah and his family tomorrow so they can have their hearts put back together”. my husband and i had tears running down our face, not only for the compassion that our son has for others who’ve been wronged, but also that we are praying the same thing. i know a verdict won’t “fix” anything. you probably do, too. it will be a relief to have this all behind you. and noah and his role as a big brother to look forward to! i’m hurting so much today after the earthquake in haiti. i feel like it’s a massive size scale of what happened to your life. please keep us posted. please know that i know so many strangers, like me, are staying strong and positive for you today…and everyday. ps…i sent you a card with a little something in it a while back. i hope you got it!
best,
kelly
I’m so sorry people have done things that have made you need to post a message like this. Please know that my daughter and I continue to pray for your family and Noah each night for his recovery and justice for him. God Bless!