Tears, Yes; REGRETS, NONE

THERE are two words that haunt every bereaved parent for a lifetime: What if? Twelve-year-old Cyle Welgemoed was an avid motorcross lover. On a sunny Sunday afternoon, while riding in an open field in Azalia Park, in Despatch, Port Elizabeth, he lost control of his bike and hit a boundary wall of a house. He was declared dead at the scene.

A year later, Cyle’s mom Lynette has spoken publically for the first time about the wrenching emotions her son’s death brought upon her and her family in the hopes of helping other parents who have also lost children.

If there was heartache beyond the unspeakable tragedy of losing a child, it was the harsh public reaction by some to Cyle’s death, blaming his