Dear Suffering Comrade
The powerful letter below comes from Denise Norwood. She was kind enough to allow me to share it. There is so much helpful information...
No 12-Year-Old Should Die By Suicide
Recently, there were 2 more suicide losses in towns near where I live. One was a 12-year-old and one was a 14-year-old. There are no...
Happy Mother's Day?
Happy Mother’s Day. . .This phrase seems so simple until you are a mother who has lost a child or has never been able to conceive a child...
13 Reasons Why or Why Not?
There’s a lot of buzz surrounding the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why, based on a book by Jay Asher. As a mom who lost her 16-year-old son...
T.J. was not a tragedy. . .
I was reading a book titled, When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi. Sadly, Paul died at 36 of cancer. In the book’s epilogue, his...
Choose to Keep Going;
Project Semicolon Dealing with a brain disorder like depression or anxiety is often a lifelong journey. There is no quick fix or miracle...
Teen Suicide Doesn’t Discriminate
On December 1, 2010 my out-going, intelligent, sensitive athletic 16-year-old son T.J. killed himself. I feel it was important to speak...
The Gifts that Matter
6 years ago today our precious T.J.’s body left this earth. 6 years later I know that T.J.’s essence and energy are still with us. The...
A Filter of Kindness
Today is T.J.’s 22nd Birthday. Although he isn’t here on earth to celebrate with us, I have no doubt he is now free from the depression...
Suicide Can Never be an Option
September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. September is also the month my precious son T.J. was born. Today would have...
