“ We were blessed ”: the parents of Alberta Girl killed in an accident look at the faith to cross the sorrow

Joséphine and Jason Field live the worse nightmare of a parent, but do it with Grace and an unshakable faith.

“We take this day. You know, it’s just an endless mercy that has deposited us,” said Jason.

Two weeks ago, the life of the field was turned upside down. March 28 was a normal day, as so many people are before the tragedy strikes.

Their four children and Joséphine participated in a musical that evening in the county of Flagstaff, so an extended family had come in town.

“Josey’s aunt and uncle were visiting,” said Jason, “and we decided to go to Killam for family lunch.”

His wife was in the coming vehicle with his aunt and uncle, while Jason was driving his truck with their four children: Jacob (Jake), 13 years old), Lincoln, 11, and the nine -year -old twins Emma and Madison.

“It was just a normal journey, a routine … everything seemed normal until the accident occurred.”

Jason was heading west on Highway 36, crossing the intersection of motorway 13 just on the edge of the central city of Alberta, when another vehicle with a couple of elderly people inside is collided with the truck.

Emma died immediately.

“She did not suffer – it was just a family campaign, like the others. For a moment she is with us, and the next one, she is in the arms of Jesus, and it is a mercy,” said Jason.

“There was no pain, there was no fear. It was just fast, it was instantaneous.”

His twin sister Madison and his older brother Jake both suffered brain damage and were emergency to the Stollery children’s hospital in Edmonton.

“Jake has probably been touched the most seriously,” said Jason. “He had a certain pressure on the brain that they needed to do an emergency surgery to relieve this pressure. He has a fracture of the neck which, once again, the Lord is merciful and that he moves all his ends,” said the father, adding that he had a halo atmosphere.

“We therefore hope that we see a complete recovery.”

Madison has been in a coma induced by medication in the past two weeks to allow his brain injury to heal, but his mother said that doctors were satisfied with her progress and slowly distant him.

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“Madison is waking up. They hope to remove the respiratory tube,” said Josephine. “We will see how things are going. But it is fine, by moving its ends. ”

His father added then that he is atrocious to see Madison suffer (“each ounce of you just want to come them”), the parents are relieved to see their daughter answer and express himself in a familiar manner.

“She’s fiery,” said Jason. “Yeah, she is,” Josie nodded in agreement.

“It is difficult to see your child in this position, but when you see them fighting, when you see them turned upside down – curiously, there is comfort because you know that it is their passing personality,” said Jason.

“After a brain injury as they did, you don’t know – so it’s a blessing and you know, it’s a miracle.”

The path of recovery will be long, added the father.

Jason, 43, underwent a fractured orbital bone and underwent surgery to repair his occlusion. Fortunately, their Lincoln, 11, moved away from the accident with just a broken elbow.

“It was so strong through it,” said Jason, adding as bad as that – it could have been much worse.

“It could have been a death for all of us in this vehicle, and the Lord protected us so that I can be there for my family through it.”

Emma was fiery like her twin, the fields said.

“She was just full of life. She was sassy, ​​Spunky. Had plans for what she wanted to do,” said Joséphine.

Emma wanted to be a veterinarian and had already examined the schools and asking her what she had to do to prepare, said Joséphine.

She faced new experiences with Gusto, shared her father.

“She was never afraid to try something new. I think of our family ski trips that we would make and she has always been the first barrier down the hill.

“Just without fear. Just courageous, very fiery and just a loving and loving girl.”

“Full of life”, gently resonated Joséphine.

At a time when many parents were in pieces, unable to articulate the depth of their pain, the fields lean on each other, their family, their community, their church and their faith to cross it.

“God is a duvet in these times and we know that she is in the arms of Jesus and that brings us peace, to know it,” said Jason. Joséphine nodded in agreement. “We have a lot of comfort in there,” she added.

“We had the privilege of being her parents for nine years, and it was a good nine years. She had a happy childhood,” said Jason.

“We were blessed to be his parents. We will miss it. “

The couple, already a family of faith, said that the tragedy had not shaken it – in fact, completely the opposite.

“Many people will say:” Where is God in this area? ” And most of the time, God will channel his love through the people he puts around you and that is what we have felt and experienced from our community, our family, our church family, “said Jason.

“This has strengthened our faith, and it has strengthened our community, and we are, once again, grateful for its mercies.”

The fields are also very grateful for people who have embarked on action to save their family.

“The Stollery hospital staff are simply incredible,” said Jason. “The first stakeholders on the stage … They saved my three other children and I will be grateful to them forever, for what they did and how they managed, professionalism, the … this is only a blessing.

“We are so blessed to be in a situation where we have these professionals who can intervene and meet these situations which are simply very horrible and difficult.”

The occupants of the second vehicle, a 72 -year -old man and a 72 -year -old woman, suffered minor injuries, said the RCMP.

Parents, who have spent the last two weeks alongside their children in Stollery in Edmonton, have not envisaged legal proceedings against the older couple.

“Right now, we just focused on our family and we keep them comfortable so that they can heal, not only our children, but our community, our family, our direct family, our church family.

Instead, the fields seemed full of mercy and forgiveness.

“” We have no anger, we have no blame, no feeling of resentment. “”

While the family will have a small vision and a private family burial for Emma this weekend, a bigger memorial will not take place for several months, once the whole family is at home again.

“It is important that Jacob and Madison have the opportunity to say goodbye to their sister and they are obviously not in a place where they can attend,” said Jason.

“Emma was so loved in the community. There are so many people with a broken heart and we want to have this opportunity to have a celebration of life for it. ”

After the collision, the Flagstaff Players Society canceled the rest of the show in which the family was to participate. The company has reimbursed tickets to raise donations for the fields and with a gofundmeThe community has collected nearly $ 130,000 for the fields.

“As I have already said, God presents himself, and he often uses people around you to send his love,” said Jason while his wife hocked his head in agreement, adding that they had received thoughts and prayers from people from all over the world.

“That’s what it is. I know people hurt, and people are affected by this and we … We accept this love and we accept all this help and we need prayers, especially. “