No one seems to want to say it outright, but I will..I think we have had the wool pulled over our eyes.
It seemed odd to me that Chris would never post any info about which hospital, room number etc. Now his grandfather(who seems to know all our names as well) won't post any info that would allow us to confirm the legitimacy of this whole thing. Also would Chris's grandfather, who I would assume would not be very familiar with the workings of the scubaboard, take the time in such a serious post to figure out how to use the smilies and insert them into his post? I went back through every post Rabbitears ever made and noticed (like UP and some of the others) that Rabbitears, Chris, and now Chris's grandfather all have identical writing styles. Also, the way some of Chris's posts were worded, they seemed more formal and less like a young kid would word a letter.
I hope I am wrong with my assumptions, but I don't think I am. I would love to be proved wrong because I think it would be a pretty senseless and pointless thing to fake something like this. If I'm wrong in my assumptions, I apologize to Chris and his family... and now would be a great opportunity to prove me wrong.
One thing this whole ordeal has showed me is that we are a very close bunch here at the scubaboard and if I were ever to need the support of the other board members, they would be here for me as I would be for them. We are indeed a family here at the scubaboard.