Need Some Help
Brady Bonnell Born May 26th 2009 @ 10:28pm, 7 weeks premature.
Anyone who knows me personally knows I am an independent, do it yourself man.
I’m your typical don’t ask for directions, Learn the hard way guy. Where I lack ability and skill I make up for with such a big heart…
My Boy is fighting for his life right now at Brigham and Women’s, in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. He was born 33 weeks into his Gestational period of growth at just a mere 4 lbs 3 oz. He was given steroids to speed his growth when my fiancé was rushed to the hospital on Sunday, May 24. The doctors were unsuccessful in slowing her contractions and we were forced to give birth that Tuesday. Brady’s lungs are under developed and he can’t breath off a respirator. Saturday May 30th on my birthday I went to see my son, I was told one of his lungs collapsed and they had to remove air from his chest cavity to relieve the pressure. Today Sunday the same occurrence has happened again…
My heart, although it may be big and get me through tough times, tough fights, and tough situations…It hurts, and I need help. As I said before, I am never one to ask for anything but this one time I ask for prayers for my little boy.
I found this one, and I use it myself.
Dear heavenly Father I lift this child up to you.
Lord I pray that you will heal his lungs.
Help him Lord in his fight for life.
I pray Lord you will heal the causes that are keeping him from health,In Jesus name
I pray Lord that every organ in his body would work together and normally.
Help him Lord to breathe with ease and and grow and thrive without complications.
I pray Lord that Brady will soon be past the hospital and home in his families arms.
Lord please have mercy on this child and touch him with healing from the top of his head the the bottom of his feet.
Thank you Lord for all you have done for Brady and all you are yet to do.
Thank you Lord for hearing our prayers as we come together in agreement for his healing and his precious life.
I pray Lord you will strengthen his tiny body and help him in ways beyond I know what to ask.
You know Lord his every need and you are his healer.
Hold him Lord in your loving,healing hand,bless him and keep him in your protection and love.
To you all Glory,Honor and Praise!!!!
May your will be done Lord
In Jesus name
Amen
Thank You,
Dan Bonnell
Anyone who knows me personally knows I am an independent, do it yourself man.
I’m your typical don’t ask for directions, Learn the hard way guy. Where I lack ability and skill I make up for with such a big heart…
My Boy is fighting for his life right now at Brigham and Women’s, in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. He was born 33 weeks into his Gestational period of growth at just a mere 4 lbs 3 oz. He was given steroids to speed his growth when my fiancé was rushed to the hospital on Sunday, May 24. The doctors were unsuccessful in slowing her contractions and we were forced to give birth that Tuesday. Brady’s lungs are under developed and he can’t breath off a respirator. Saturday May 30th on my birthday I went to see my son, I was told one of his lungs collapsed and they had to remove air from his chest cavity to relieve the pressure. Today Sunday the same occurrence has happened again…
My heart, although it may be big and get me through tough times, tough fights, and tough situations…It hurts, and I need help. As I said before, I am never one to ask for anything but this one time I ask for prayers for my little boy.
I found this one, and I use it myself.
Dear heavenly Father I lift this child up to you.
Lord I pray that you will heal his lungs.
Help him Lord in his fight for life.
I pray Lord you will heal the causes that are keeping him from health,In Jesus name
I pray Lord that every organ in his body would work together and normally.
Help him Lord to breathe with ease and and grow and thrive without complications.
I pray Lord that Brady will soon be past the hospital and home in his families arms.
Lord please have mercy on this child and touch him with healing from the top of his head the the bottom of his feet.
Thank you Lord for all you have done for Brady and all you are yet to do.
Thank you Lord for hearing our prayers as we come together in agreement for his healing and his precious life.
I pray Lord you will strengthen his tiny body and help him in ways beyond I know what to ask.
You know Lord his every need and you are his healer.
Hold him Lord in your loving,healing hand,bless him and keep him in your protection and love.
To you all Glory,Honor and Praise!!!!
May your will be done Lord
In Jesus name
Amen
Thank You,
Dan Bonnell
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8 Comments
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Comment by STEVE O. REYNOLDS JR on July 22, 2009 at 1:57pm -
AMEN!
IF HES GOT A HEART ANYTHING LIKE HIS DADS HELL PULL THROUGH AND BE JUST FINE!
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Comment by steven hawkins on July 18, 2009 at 1:32pm - Sorry to hear about your son. I greatly hope things get better. I'll definatley being saying some prayers for you and your family. Keep strong Dan
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Comment by Evan Mugford on June 11, 2009 at 4:49pm - God bless you and your family, Dan.
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Comment by Christian "Lil Papi" Rivera on June 5, 2009 at 11:35am - Wishing for a speedy recovery... Everything will turn out good.. Heart and Faith always prevails..
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Comment by mark condon on June 4, 2009 at 10:42pm - Dan, My thoughts and prayers for your son. My family and I are praying for Brady and your family in this difficult time. If you or your family need anything or if I can help in any way do not hesitate to ask. God Bless Brady and your family,
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Comment by Kimberly Hollywood Hudson on June 4, 2009 at 8:20pm - Ben and I have your family in our thoughts and prayers
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Comment by SOUCY on June 2, 2009 at 1:05am - Amen Dan, i hope the best for you and your family
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Comment by Stop Stalkin Me on June 1, 2009 at 8:18pm - Im sorry to hear about this news, i hope everything turns out okay and your son pulls through. you ever need anything just let me know.
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"Starting his career at 32, I think, was pretty funny," said Jay Krecklow, another longtime friend.
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So Clark got a hold of Scott Millette of Hampton, who runs the 8-month-old Global Fight League, and told him he wanted to fight at the group's February show at the Capitol Center in Concord .
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("It's like handling a 6 year old," he said.) Other than that, his only physical training was running regularly, and carting around mattresses for his day job at National Discount Mattress on Islington Street.
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To get Clark ready for the fight, Millette took him to a gym in Haverhill, Mass.
"They beat the crap out of Cyrus for three weeks," Millette said.
"He gave me a crash course in stand-up boxing," Clark said. This entailed how to stand, where to hold his hands, and how to protect himself. "There's definitely an art to that."
When Clark broke a rib sparring just four days before his fight, he kept his mouth shut, afraid he might lose his chance to fight.
"I didn't realize at first I had broken a rib," he said. "Then it started to hurt. I definitely knew I was still gonna fight, though. I wanted to bad enough. I was afraid I wouldn't get another chance." For his corner team, Clark hooked up with Team Burgess at the weigh-in on Friday, the night before the fight. Then he worked his regular shift at the mattress store.
Saturday morning, a few hours before the bout, Team Burgess gave him his game plan for the fight. That helped him stay calm. It also helped that he had experience playing in a band.
"I know what it's like stepping out onto the stage," he said. "It was just a different event." The night of the fight, a group of friends showed up to support Clark.
"He was pretty pumped up," said Jason Stiles, his boss at the Daniel Street Tavern. "He was in the zone. He walked right past us." Physically, Clark seemed to match up pretty well against his opponent — at 6 feet tall, he had a 3-inch height advantage, and they both weighed in the neighborhood of 175 pounds.
Still, "Me and pretty much the rest of my friends all thought he was going to get his a** kicked," Roberts said.
When the fight started, it flashed through Clark's mind that he was going to have to try to kill the other guy, or be killed himself.
His plan had been to box, but the punches he was throwing kept missing. His opponent, on the other hand, had little difficulty landing a number of strong punches. Eventually, Clark grabbed the guy around the waist and pulled him to the ground.
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A minute and 20 seconds into the fight, Clark's opponent tapped-out, signaling that he was giving up.
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Sign up to be part of the GFL community- What is it? Well its place where you can socialize with fans, and fighters from all over the Globe sharing one common bond- MMA. So whether you want to learn a new move from inside the ring, or your checking up on events, or schools in your area the GFL community takes you inside the CAGE!
Every Week Watch Inside MMA - Here on the GFL WEBSITE
Cyrus Clark is not a fighter.
Sure, he's had a few scraps in his life (10 by his count). But he claims he's never started one. And with his laid-back, skater-dude demeanor, he's the last guy you'd expect to see throwing down.But there he was earlier this year, moments before his mixed martial arts debut, hopping up and down like a madman, ready to rip his opponent's head off.
"It was pretty sudden for all of us," said Ted Roberts, Clark's friend from Portsmouth High School. "He wasn't a wimp, but he wasn't the kind of guy going around picking fights."
"Starting his career at 32, I think, was pretty funny," said Jay Krecklow, another longtime friend.
Clark, a lifelong Portsmouth resident and drummer for the band The Han Solos, used to watch mixed martial arts on TV at the Daniel Street Tavern, where he has bartended for the past 2½ years. But it wasn't until he and Krecklow attended a fight at the Ioka Theater in Exeter last year that he came up with his crazy idea.
"Immediately after that, that's all I kept talking about — how I wanted to do it," Clark said. "I had watched UFC, but then once I saw it in real life, it was way better, and I wanted to do it."
So Clark got a hold of Scott Millette of Hampton, who runs the 8-month-old Global Fight League, and told him he wanted to fight at the group's February show at the Capitol Center in Concord .
"He was like, 'No, no, the card's lined up,' and there was really no room for me." Then, suddenly, there was an opening. One of the fighters scheduled for the show had to pull out after losing by technical knockout in another fight.
Millette called Clark. "Here's your chance," he said.
As they approach their mid-30s, it's not unusual for men to try out extreme activities like sky diving or bungee jumping in an attempt to cling to their fading youth. But that's not Clark. He did it for the fun of it, and because, as his friend Roberts noted, it would give him a great story to tell to every girl he meets.
But in order to have a story to tell, Clark had to win the fight. And it wasn't going to be easy, as he only had two weeks to get ready, and no experience as an MMA fighter. He scarcely had time to get the required medical paperwork together, let alone train.
Cyrus had worked briefly as a bouncer, but dealing with drunks isn't much of a challenge.
("It's like handling a 6 year old," he said.) Other than that, his only physical training was running regularly, and carting around mattresses for his day job at National Discount Mattress on Islington Street.
What he did have, though, is a lot of what his friend Krecklow calls "pent-up aggression." And some experience getting beaten up as a kid by his older brother.
To get Clark ready for the fight, Millette took him to a gym in Haverhill, Mass.
"They beat the crap out of Cyrus for three weeks," Millette said.
"He gave me a crash course in stand-up boxing," Clark said. This entailed how to stand, where to hold his hands, and how to protect himself. "There's definitely an art to that."
When Clark broke a rib sparring just four days before his fight, he kept his mouth shut, afraid he might lose his chance to fight.
"I didn't realize at first I had broken a rib," he said. "Then it started to hurt. I definitely knew I was still gonna fight, though. I wanted to bad enough. I was afraid I wouldn't get another chance." For his corner team, Clark hooked up with Team Burgess at the weigh-in on Friday, the night before the fight. Then he worked his regular shift at the mattress store.
Saturday morning, a few hours before the bout, Team Burgess gave him his game plan for the fight. That helped him stay calm. It also helped that he had experience playing in a band.
"I know what it's like stepping out onto the stage," he said. "It was just a different event." The night of the fight, a group of friends showed up to support Clark.
"He was pretty pumped up," said Jason Stiles, his boss at the Daniel Street Tavern. "He was in the zone. He walked right past us." Physically, Clark seemed to match up pretty well against his opponent — at 6 feet tall, he had a 3-inch height advantage, and they both weighed in the neighborhood of 175 pounds.
Still, "Me and pretty much the rest of my friends all thought he was going to get his a** kicked," Roberts said.
When the fight started, it flashed through Clark's mind that he was going to have to try to kill the other guy, or be killed himself.
His plan had been to box, but the punches he was throwing kept missing. His opponent, on the other hand, had little difficulty landing a number of strong punches. Eventually, Clark grabbed the guy around the waist and pulled him to the ground.
Once on the mat, Clark managed to get his opponent in a full nelson. His cornermen started screaming, "Choke him out, baby" — a legal MMA move in which one fighter wraps his arm around the other's throat and chokes him into submission.
A minute and 20 seconds into the fight, Clark's opponent tapped-out, signaling that he was giving up.
Clark leapt into the air. As the referee raised his hands in victory, he pointed to his supporters in the crowd.
Despite his easy win, Clark said he has no plans to fight again.
"I'm already working 55 hours a week," he pointed out. "To really do MMA, you need to give 20 to 40 hours a week. There's no way. I'm officially retired, undefeated." Millette said he'd love to see Clark fight again. In fact, the GFL is building a new campaign, "So you want to be a Global Fighter?" around Clark's sudden success.
Still, Millette figures it's unlikely that he'll lure Clark back into the ring.
"He just wanted to do it once," he said. "He pretty much likened it to the top three experiences in his life, next to losing his virginity — he couldn't think of the third one."
By Marc Fortier
May 03, 2009 6:00 AM
Sign up to be part of the GFL community- What is it? Well its place where you can socialize with fans, and fighters from all over the Globe sharing one common bond- MMA. So whether you want to learn a new move from inside the ring, or your checking up on events, or schools in your area the GFL community takes you inside the CAGE!
Every Week Watch Inside MMA - Here on the GFL WEBSITE
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