[suemcgowan]

Oh this article took my breath away like being socked in the abdomen. The ripple effects of this suicide will be far reaching.

To Alfred who said “The truly sad part is that she probably did not have a support system of family and friends that may have helped to avoid this tragedy”

This sad act takes place daily despite support systems doing everything within their power to help and in the end are helpless to stop the destruction. An elderly patient of mine had witnessed her son jump from a 7th floor window many many years ago. She carries the pain to this day. I wouldn’t want to add to anyone’s grief by adding false guilt on top of their loss.

To Freebird

Bless your heart, you DO have courage-courage to not “end it” – courage to face the next step every day. I’m proud of you-keep waking up and finding something to be grateful for every day. I send you a big hug from Tacoma Washington.

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