Comments on: Column: Suffering in Silence

By: Natasha White

Natasha White — Tue, 29 Aug 2017 22:27:50 +0000

I am sorry for your loss. Suicide is and never will be a choice most people would ever understand. I lost a cousin this way. No amount of investigation will ever give you their “reason why”. The only ones that truly understand are the ones who have been there and not succeeded for one reason or another. They understand. It is never because of the people around them but something within them. They need it for their reasons and that’s it. Grieve as you will but don’t struggle with the why. Accept it as it is and remember him as he was.

By: Jamie Connors

Jamie Connors — Tue, 29 Aug 2017 21:12:52 +0000

Pam, have been a fan of yours forever. Having dealt with the same issues I can tell you that what seemed like a selfish move was more so one of total desperation. Unable to see anything positive in the future he did what he felt he had to do. There’ll never be a clear understanding, only a respect for his decision. There was nothing anyone could have done…if it hadn’t been that day it would have been another if he was truly determined. I wish you and your family strength in the days ahead and I believe he’s finally found the peace he so desperately sought here on earth. His demons were just too powerful. His legacy lives on in what you’re doing and he would be so very proud of you giving a voice to his journey. Blessings and hugs to you and yours. You do a truly amazing job. He sounds like a wonderful soul and he was lucky to have you as a sister.

By: pat

pat — Tue, 29 Aug 2017 13:46:26 +0000

im sorry for your loss he ust have been a great person. it is a hard struggle feeling the darkness and loneliness slowly trying to smother you

.i know it gets harder each day to dance with the shadows and then rise up to the light again . the whole world telling you to grow up be a man and shake it off doesnt help at all

By: Kevin and Roseanne Collins

Kevin and Roseanne Collins — Mon, 28 Aug 2017 22:28:54 +0000

So sorry for the loss of your wonderful brother. So many are in such pain, we all must make a point of being “kind” to every person we meet. We hope you can find strength at this most difficult time in your life. Love does not end, it continues on, and we hope that your special memories will cause the love you had for your brother to live on in your heart. With deepest sympathy.

By: Linda

Linda — Mon, 28 Aug 2017 03:28:25 +0000

Hugs to you, and thank you so much for sharing who your brother was and what he meant to you.

By: Linda

Linda — Mon, 28 Aug 2017 03:26:04 +0000

Hugs to you, and thank you for sharing who your brother was and what he meant to you.

By: Elaine

Elaine — Mon, 28 Aug 2017 00:38:37 +0000

What a beautiful tribute to your brother. I cannot begin to know the pain you feel for losing your brother, regardless of the way, but realize that while you grieve, his pain is gone after suffering his whole life. He is at peace and you may someday be able to understand his pain

By: Joyce Melloy

Joyce Melloy — Sun, 27 Aug 2017 19:35:24 +0000

so much of this going on in our world today and people do not even realize it, until its too late ,,,very heartbreaking

By: Maxine

Maxine — Sun, 27 Aug 2017 13:31:53 +0000

This is a beautiful writing, even tho very real and very sad. There are so many people you represent and like your brother there are so many people who have gone before him. We will never understand the desperation they feel or the straw that breaks the hold they have on life. We live in a society that associates visual scars with pain, there are very few scars with mental illness, therefore its dismissed as being real. The frustration I feel every day fighting for my sons rights to be noticed, treated medically and loved equally is just unmeasurable. I fear this too may be my story. I too suffer in silence.

By: ChristopherRichardson

ChristopherRichardson — Sun, 27 Aug 2017 10:46:20 +0000

I’m very sorry for your loss….