The Newest WORST trend facing our children

What are your children doing when your not around?

Last night I found out that a 14 year old child just up the road died from hanging herself. To know the family really tears at my heart. After looking at the paper today, I discovered what got her to do what she did... she died from asphysiation.

This is all about a game known as 'The Choking Game'! As a parent, this scared the living hell out of me. The kids will tie a rope around their neck... and a ball is thrown to them... if they miss, then they are "hung"... but the feet are to never leave the floor. I am a mother and I know the fear that I feel in my heart for my own children and for all the children in the world. I know that we can't always be with our children. And when they are away from us... what are they really doing? Are they safe? Are they too playing this game?

Below you will find the link to the story about this, and the story it's self... along with the Obituary of the 14 year old girl that was a victim of this unbelievable game as they call it...

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Kelsey Brandsasse

The funeral for Kelsey Brandsasse will be Friday at 2:30 p.m. in the chapel of Churchill-Imes Family Funeral Home.

Bob Haley and Mickey Garrison will officiate. Pallbearers will be Ron Gladden, Jeremy Foxx, Mike Brandsasse, Alan Holley, Stanley Barnhart and Kevin Suiter. Burial will follow in the Kirksey Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be at the funeral home from 5 to 9 p.m. today (Thursday).

Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to the family to help with final expenses, c/o Churchill-Imes Family Funeral Home, 1804 Ky. 121 North Bypass, Murray, Ky., 42071.

Miss Brandsasse, 14, Kirksey Road, Murray, formerly of Evansville, Ind., died Monday, March 5, 2007, at 6:45 p.m. at Murray-Calloway County Hospital.She was of Christian faith and a member of the Calloway County Middle School band. She was born Jan. 10, 1993. Preceding her in death were her grandfathers, Morgan Holley and Thomas Brandsasse.

Survivors include her father, Dennis Brandsasse, her mother, Paula Marie Holley Brandsasse, two sisters, Sierra Williams and friend, Stanley Barnhart, and Jade' Brandsasse, and two brothers, Andrew and Tyler Brandsasse, all of Murray; her grandmothers, Joyce Holley, Evansville, and Phyllis Brawner, Murray; great-grandmother, Mary Woodrow; six uncles, Billy Holley and wife, Kathy, Alan Holley and wife, Sherry, Tom Brandsasse and wife, Debbie, Mike Brandsasse and wife, Patti, David Brandsasse and Aaron Brawner; five aunts, Peggy Cox and friend, Billy Robinson, Rita Stricker and husband, Jeff, Judy Roberts-Smith and husband, Donnie, Mary Buckman and husband, David, and Teresa Elsfelder, and husband, Mark; 14 cousins, Christi, Stephanie, Nikki, Angie, Mandy, Mike, Audra, Tara, Morgan, Tyler, Larry, Adam, Holly and Kyle


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Choking Game ~ Pass Out Game ~ Fainting Game ~ Black Out ~ Space monkey

This site is an educational clearinghouse of information, research and awareness
campaign of dangerous behaviors our youth are encountering. One being asphyxiation
behavior known among our youth as 'The Choking Game' or 'The Pass out Game'. An
activity kids see as a 'game' is becoming increasingly popular and increasingly dangerous
as children take it on as a solo venture.

75% of parents have no knowledge of Asphyxia Activity (aka The Choking Game).


Have you witnessed kids (elementary - high school aged) laughing and
giggling as they choke each other?



Have you heard adolescents or pre-teens talk out 'passing someone out'
or someone 'passing (them) out' or being 'choked out' ?



Have you noticed red linear marks and/ or bruising on an adolescents'
neck? Did they avoid answering questions? Tried to cover the marks?



Does an adolescent have an interest in knots, ligatures, or how long they
can hold their breath to get a 'funny feeling' or rush? Or alternative
method of getting a high/ buzz?


If you can answer YES to ANY of these - Please browse through the site and become
informed - someone you know may be at risk for participating in asphyxia activity (aka The
Choking Game) and may be unknowingly taking a their life in their hands.

The majority of teens and pre-teens participating have a happy disposition and are popular
intelligent honor roll students. They are engaged in sports, church groups and other
activities. Chances are they have learned how to 'play' from a peer and since it's not a drug
or illegal and they are not being educated to the dangers, they consider it's safe and
(reported from the teens themselves) "just passing out - not a big deal".

Parents, Educators, and law enforcement officials need to be educated about the ever
growing popularity of this deadly activity in order for our children to be safe.

The Choking Game by any of the following aliases:
5 Minutes of Heaven
7 Minutes 'Til Heaven
Black Hole
Black out game
Breath Play
Choke Out
Choking Game
Dream Game
Fainting game
Flatline game
Gasp
Hanging Game
High Break
Hyperventilation games
Purple Dragon
Sleeper Hold
Sleeping Game
Snuff (out)
Speed Dreaming
Suffocation game
Suffocation roulette
Tap out
Teen choking game
Tingling game
Twitching Game
and variations (hyper-ventilation, self- induced asphyxia and auto-erotic asphyxia)
it can be, and often by a lone child has been, fatal.


If you would like more information on this, here are a few sites that might help you on that. Thank you for reading this. This is a matter that needs our help to save our childrens lives.

God Bless,
~Tammy


http://www.chokinggameinformation.com/
http://www.dylan-the-boy-blake.com/chokinggameinfo.html
http://www.teenwire.com/infocus/2006/if-20060620p449-choking.php