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This picture was taken on Nick's camera at Summer Camp in July 2004. The boy being
choked is Nick. I saw the picture when he got back and I asked him what the heck is this? He told me they
were messing around and made it out to be "Not a Big Deal" I gave him a 30 minute lecture on how stupid that was and
I could not believe he would ever take part in something so dumb. I told him that passing out like that could kill brain
cells and he needed all of his. I made him promise me he would not EVER do that again...
He PROMISED... The picture disappeared and I never gave it another thought until that HORRIBLE
DAY in January. I found this picture hidden away in a book in his room.. I DIDN'T KNOW THIS
WAS SOMETHING THAT A KID COULD BECOME ADDICTED TOO!!!!! I HAD NEVER HEARD ABOUT THIS "GAME" !!! If I knew
then what I know now it would have made a difference in what I would have done to STOP HIM.
My goal is to make sure all parents know about this and they can have a chance to make a difference in their childs
life. The following is information that I have learned since Nick's passing.. I think it is something all
kids and parents should know about. I wish I had known more about this before I lost my baby.
There is a game that the kids play ... They call it "Breath Play" "The Choking Game" "Choke
out" "The Pass Out Game""Black Out" "Bagging" "Space Monkey" "Flat Liner" Tingling and Suffocation Roulette" "Funky Chicken" .
It is usually played in groups where they hold each others necks until they are ready to pass out. It apparently gives
them a drugless "High" a "Rush" that is addictive. I have talked to kids that have done this in there classrooms at
school or anywhere there are groups of kids. Some kids think they can do this on there own if they want that "Rush".
They will use belts, ace bandages, ropes, etc. to cut off their oxygen and think they can control it.. Some
use plastic bags and sufficate. Some kids think they are bulletproof and nothing bad will happen to them...
My son, like most other teenagers thought he could do anything and it wouldn't hurt him... BIG BAD DECISION! Nick
used an ace bandage to play that last day and I am sure he thought he could pull it away when he reached that point.
"That point" is just a split second.... It got away from him and he asphyxiated himself. He slumped face
down on the floor and died. He couldn't call for help, he couldn't help himself, and he paid the ultimate price...his
LIFE for a silly game. This "Game" is not fool proof, if you play this game it proves you are a fool! You need
to breath!! If you go 5 minutes without oxygen there is NO turning back. All of your organs shut down, your life
is over. It is not a joke. It has caused brain damage to some kids that are lucky enough to have someone
walk in on them... PLEASE DO NOT MAKE THIS SAME MISTAKE!!! It doesn't just effect you.. I effects
your whole family and all those around you.. It is devistating to loose a child... I beg you all to please use the brain
GOD gave you and don't make this Bad Decision. If someone at school or anywhere else is wanting to play this game please
report them to an adult... You may save their life.
It is important that parents know what to look for.. I saw signs but didn't know what they
were.. We snooped through our sons room regularly to make sure he was always on the right track.. If I would have
known there was an addictive "GAME" like this one and what the signs were I could have taken other actions.. I just
pray that this will help someone else to see it and it save a life..
1. Closing the door to there room.. (sometimes locking it)
2. Looking 'groggy' when coming out of thier room.
3. Having plastic bags, ropes, belts, ect.. in thier room.
4. Look for marking on the neck.
5. Blood shot eyes.
6. Headaches.
PLEASE NOTE: Most of the kids that are dieing of this fit the same profile:
1. They are Anti- Drug and alcohol
2. Well adjusted - good relationships with family/friends
3. Very happy, confident, trustworthy, smart and respectful
4. Thrill seeker.. always looking for adventure
5. They think they are "Bullet proof"
6. Hang out with a good crowd.
This is my story... Here are some links to other real cases of kids that are dieing
playing these "games" Please read them and talk to your kids... Thank You and God Bless You.
CLICK THE LINKS BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION AND NEWS STORY'S
http://www.stilllovingmygabriel.com
http://www.stop-the-choking-game.com
http://www.deadlygameschildrenplay.com
12-29-05
Click here to see the Geraldo At Large Video. Please scroll down to the December 29th show "Deadly Games" .. I will be happy
to do a presentation for your group.. please email me. Thanks, Michele - Nick's Mom
11-08-05
Kids Play Dangerous 'Choking Game' To Get High
11-08-05
More Kids Get High Choking
11-08-05
CBS 4 Denver The Choking Game
11-08-05
Teens Playing Suffocation Roulette With Choking Game
11-04-2005
CBS Channel 5 San Francisco, CA with Dr. Kim Mulvihill, M.D. Part 1
CBS Channel 5 San Francisco, CA with Dr. Kim Mulvihill, M.D. PART 2
11-04-2005
CBS Baltimore, MD Becoming Deadly for Adolescents
11-03-2005
Doctors Warn Parents about "Choking Game"
11-01-05
Officials Worried 'Choking' Game Could Catch On At Boulder Schools
10-30-2005
Al's Morning Meeting...
10-14-05
13 yr old Kyle McCarthy Dies Playing the "Choking Game" in Appleton, Wis
10-13-05
12 Year Old Boy in Manteca, California Dies ..Cause is the "Choking Game"
10-11-05
17 yrs old Jason from Berwick, Maine
9-29-05
12 yrs old Alexandra Berlin.. Renton Schools Warn of "Choking Game" After Student dies
9-29-05
12 yr old Girl of Seward Park, Washington Dies of the "Choking Game"
9-28-05
Grays Harbor County, Washington Youth Injured in "Choking Game"... 14 yr old Boy Suffers Brain Damage...
9-27-05
Dr. Phil "Shocking Teen Trends"
9-26-05
14 yr old Jennifer Cernikee-Toms of Kenosha, Illinois CBS 2 Chicago 9-26-05
9-26-05
The Choking Game.. Kodee Alcott and Steve Connelly KYW Top Story
9-26-05
Shawntae Chavez of Albuquerque N.M. KRQE News 13
9-20-05
Bryson Hamilton 12 yrs old of Johnston County, N.C.
9-19-05
Teens Playing Suffocation Roulette with "Choking Game" Death more common among Kids who attempt "Game" alone...
8-10-05
Gabriels Story made it to TURKEY.. People all over the world are getting this message!!
9-20-05
"Deadly Game" by Dr. Delmar Gheen of Oklahoma KSBI - TV52
9-7-05
Colin Russell 13 yrs old of Tacoma, Washington
8-31-05
Teen's Death Spurs Schools into Action.. Jeffery Patton
8-30-05
Teen Dies After Choking Himself to Get a Rush.. Jeffery Patton of Clinton, Ohio 16 yrs old
8-18-05
TODAY SHOW .. Kids are passing out for a deadly high..
8-10-05
13 year old Boy in California, Gabriel Mordecai is another Victom to "The Choking Game"... CNN
8-3-05
"The Choking Game" on 2020
4-23-05
13 yr old Chelsea Dunn of Nampa, Idaho Dies...
7-20-05
New Freedom, PA Colin Simpson 19 yrs old "Choking Game" Could Cost Young Lives WGAL -8
4-30-05
"Huffing" or "Dusting" another way kids are dieing
5-15-05
"The Choking Game" What they do... What Parents Need To Know...
2003
Here is an article on RISK TAKING... Very Interesting... click here
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Tuesday, August 16, 2005 
LAWRENCE, Kan. — A teenager found hanging from a dresser drawer with a coated bicycle chain lock around
her neck apparently died while playing the "pass-out game (search)," the girl's parents said.
Kimberly Wilson (search), a 15-year-old student at Veritas Christian School in Lawrence, died last week.
Her parents, Tim and Carol Wilson, began discussing the details of her death Monday because they wanted other parents to
be aware of the dangers of playing the choking game, which cuts off the oxygen supply to the brain. Those who play achieve
a type of "high," they said.
"We are very close to our children, and we did not know this was going on," Tim Wilson said Monday. "There were no outward
signs. This isn't like drugs or alcohol use, which a parent should be able to detect.
"We want parents to know this is out there."
The game has been in the news in recent weeks. Just last month, a 10-year-old Idaho boy was found dead, hanging from a
tree. Authorities said he apparently died while trying to get high by playing the choking game. The case was similar to that
three months ago in the Idaho town of Nampa, where 13-year-old Chelsea Dunn (search) was found dead after apparently hanging herself in her closet.
Tami Radohl, a Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center counselor at Southwest Junior High School in Lawrence, said the
behavior is not uncommon.
"This is going on in every junior high in Lawrence," Radohl said.
Usually, the game involves one person causing another to pass out and, seconds later, reviving the unconscious peer.
"It's like anything else that creates a high or a buzz; it can lead to addictive behavior," said Dr. Paul Loney, an emergency
room physician at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
When addiction reaches the point of passing out alone, Loney said, "they're in deep trouble."
Tim Wilson said his daughter did not commit suicide. He said the family has reason to believe Kimberly had played the choking
game for at least a year, maybe two.
"She had a history of playing this game," Wilson said. "Her death was accidental." |
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