

12 Years. . .Before and After
December 1st. 12 years since that fateful day where my life moved from before to after. Before T.J. died. After T.J. died. And the before and after goes beyond death because for me it is before T.J. killed himself, to after T.J. killed himself. 12 years later those words are still so jarring. Even after all I’ve learned about suicide and those who die by suicide. How it isn’t about death at all—rather it is about stopping an unimaginable pain so intense it is beyond the capac