2012 murders <\/a>at Sandy Hook Elementary School, their staff asked Kiki to come and share his insights and his memories.<\/p>\n“To see it on their faces, in their eyes, was so difficult,” Leyba said.<\/p>\n
“But when you spoke with those people and they saw that you were on the \u2013 I wouldn’t say on the other side \u2013 but on the mending part of this, did that help?” Petersen said.<\/p>\n
“Yes, I think it’s a really important part of that healing, to have that opportunity to meet with somebody or talk to somebody who can relate to your experience,” Leyba said.<\/p>\n
Steve Siegel agrees. He was a victims’ advocate for the Denver district attorney. “They’re going through a time where their wounds have been ripped open,” Siegel said. “It’s flooding back.”<\/p>\n
Leyba’s memories include a newspaper from the day after, with a headline that reads, simply, “heartbreak.” He said at the time he had no idea how big or life-changing it would be.<\/p>\n
He believes we need to continue the dialogue about what happened that day \u2013 even if it’s painful.<\/p>\n
“The memories. I mean, that’s part of it. I mean, it’s a packaged deal when it comes down to, you know, these mass shootings, school shootings. You’re inevitably, you’re gonna be dealing with that. And it’s part of what we have to deal with until something changes.”<\/p>\n
Remembrance services in Littleton on Saturday are expected to draw a huge crowd of students, friends and survivors. It will be a tribute to the victims from Columbine. Many \u2013 like Leyba \u2013 may wonder: How many more of these before something changes?<\/p>\n
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