A message from Fred. He posted it in his own message board.
"I want to thank you all...
first of all i want to apologize if i ramble on forever, but for yrs this site has been my escape and my way to meet some of the best friends i have in this world... you never know the quality of ppl you have surrounding you until you really need them, i cant even begin to thank all of you for being there for me and my girls... i will forever remember everyone of you... you guys that came to the hospital really helped me more than you will ever imagine...i cant imagine being alone in this and seeing the woman ive loved for more than half my life just lay there and i cant do anyhing to help her... ive always been a very proud man and take pride in that i can do whatever this family needs me to do, but in this case its totally out of my hands... its really hard to have to be the strong one right now, cause all i really wanna do is break down and cry all night like i am now, but i cant let my girls see me like this, cause it would break there heart to see me the way i am right now... i thank all of you for offering to help with the girls... so many things are running threw my mind right now, and i dont even know where i am going with this post, but this is the only way i know how to express myself... i love you claudette, im praying for you every second of the day, i miss you so much, i dont know how im gonna sleep without you by my side, i need to hold you soo bad right now, i need your shoulder to cry on, i need you to tell me its my bedtime already cause we have to work in the morning, im so lost without you, and its only been 1 day... i dream that i could wake up and it be saturday all over again, the changes i would make if i could, the things i could do different, why wasnt i in the car, why did this have to happen to my best friend ill ever have... my mind is racing faster than da coupe ever could have with questions i dont know the answers to... sorry if i seem like i dont know what im talking about, but honestly i have no clue on how i am suppose to be handling myself... i love all you guys, and me and my family thank you very much for everything youve done... my mom was blown away with all the ppl that came to see c and support me and the girls, i guess i never realized how much you guys mean to me, but i promise it will never be forgotten... guess im done for the night, even tho i could go on and on and on... i cant say it enough, but thank you all for everything youve for me and my family..."
also...
"thanks for your support guys, it helps more than you will ever know... this morning getting the girls ready was really hard on, straightening the girls hair, giving them money for school, signing papers for this and that, I was tearing up just doing the normal things that I am used to watching c do... I can't even get on dfw stangs and read the posts without crying, so if someone would please post for me over there and tell them I really appreciate everything they are doing for me and my family, and it won't be forgotten... thanks to jet for staying with me last night, and rach for taking my girls to school for me... its 8:30 and I so want to call her at work and wish her a good morning like I do every morning... im sorry for such sad posts, but this site is the only way I can express myself... thanks for listening everyone..."