"I have struggled all my life, always comparing myself to other people and finding myself coming up short. I guess Micah gives me hope that I could become a better person. And now, with Micah being gone . . It's kind of a frightening world out there. . . Of all the opportunities Micah gave me to care for someone, he kind of took me out of the need to examine my own life, socially. I don't have that person to back me up anymore.
"I just hope that having been in Micah's presence for as long as I have, that I can step up and give it my best and reach out for positive things in life, and say, I can do this, I can go out and develop friendships and meet people and develop a life of my own, similar to what Micah had. I mean, I look at him and say, gee, here's this guy who face life with one arm tied behind his back, and didn't even notice it. . . I hope I can do that well. It's kind of a frightening thought. Can I live a life that will match up to the standards set by my son?"
- kim, father