BREAKING: --- This story is extremely moving... A mother whose 11-year-old son died on the fateful MH17 has revealed the night before he was due to fly he asked her what would happen if he was to die. Samira Calehr says she was in a bedroom at her townhouse near Amsterdam, when her son Miguel Panduwinata reached out and said: Mama, may I hug you? Ms Calehr wrapped her arms around her son, who had been oddly agitated for days, bombarding her with questions about death, about his soul, about God. A day earlier, while playing soccer, Miguel had burst out: How would you choose to die? What would happen to my body if I was buried? Would I not feel anything because our souls go back to God? And now, the night before his big trip, Miguel refused to let go of his mother. Hes just going to miss me, she told herself. So she stretched out beside him and held him all night. It was 11pm on Wednesday July 16. Miguel, Shaka and the 296 other people on board MH17 had around 15 hours left to live. Suddenly, Miguel whirled around and ran back, throwing his arms around his mother. Mama, Im going to miss you, he said. What will happen if the airplane crashes? What was this all about? she wondered.
Posted on: Wed, 23 Jul 2014 17:11:26 +0000