As we pulled up to the church for Benjamin Lund's rally I realized how anxious I was about this stop. You see, Ben was 19 years old when he went missing in July 2005. Matt was three weeks shy of his nineteenth birthday when he disappeared in November 2005. As heartbreaking as all these cases are, we are all touched more by certain cases. And as we discuss them, we've realized that we are each touched differently, most likely because of our unique life experiences. Missing young adult males will always make my heart ache just a little more. I wonder..Where would I be today if Matt was still missing?
Anyone who knew me then knows that I had a strong belief that Mathew was no longer with us...Actually, I told anyone who would listen where he was...he was in the Griffin canal..However, there was always a small chance that I was wrong, and without proof I had to always consider other possibilities. Seeing Ben's age progression photos, listening to his parents talk about how that had changed how they scan a crowd when they look for him....I thought for maybe the first time...What would Mathew have looked like today? If he was still missing would I still be following every red Ford F-150? How would my family have dealt with it for six years, we only waited six months for answers...ONLY? No, it was forever to us...
Elisa
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