Totally Oblivious

     On the night of September 11th, 2010, a young male named Cody Botten attempted to commit suicide by hanging himself.
     Earlier that summer, Cody had been experiencing depression and was having trouble with his family at home.
     When Cody's mother, his brother Levi, and his other brother Trey were having trouble contacting him through texting and calling, his family had his grandmother go over to the house to check on him. She found a horrible discovery as her grandson was hanging by his neck from the basketball court outside their house unconscious. He was estimated hanging there for roughly a half hour before someone had found him.
    He was imidiately rushed to the hospital where he fell into a coma (or rather was put into one by the doctor's so that his neck could heal). They took him in and out of coma's for a few days before they made their final decision.
    He had 72 hours to recover even in the slightest way before they would take him off of life support. I'm not exactly sure why they did this but they did. Later that night, it was announced that Cody Botten, age 16, had passed away.
    His classmates were heartbroken. Cody was dearly loved by everyone and was easy to get along with. There was seldom a person that didn't at least like Cody as an acquiantance. To show they're appreciation of Cody's life, his classmates wore three of his favorite colors on two different days. Red on the first day, white and blue on the second, bright colors on the third, and plain white on the day that Cody was no longer with us. They also held a candlelight vigil for him at Snoqualmie Ridge near Cascade View Elementary School. Friends and family members lit candles, bowed their heads, and wept until the ceremony was over with. Christian music had been playing throughout the event, althought the sound of people's tears was still louder thatn the music. To end the ceremony, a priest said a group prayer for Cody and the rest of the Botten Family (including Baly, Levi, Trey, their father Jon, and their mother Cheri).
    I find it frustrating how almost everyone seem oblivious to the fact that Cody's gone and he isn't coming back. Cody was loved my all, peers, teachers, and parents alike. He was an athletic, popular, easy-to-get-along-with guy. Please comment on this post a prayer you have for the Bottens, or any other thought you may have related to Cody. Thank you <3