Teen Suicide
Once an avid blogger I am again offering my thoughts on my experiences. When a beloved young person and family member chooses suicide, the anguish of loss and endless questions erupt and only briefly subside as the moments, days, and months pass. Almost five months have rolled by since "the tragedy." For those left behind, the carnage of life, many facades, and losses of family structures/ lodging arrangements/ adverse alterations to income/requirements to use mental health professionals/ and dealing with the astounding amount of fallout form the backdrop of the getting out of bed and just putting one foot in front of the other become the normalized version of life. In previous blogs I wanted to express myself and even waxed poetic with an occassional surprisingly meaninful - and sometimes eloquent - turn of phrase. This blog will be short. With all that has transpired - from unbearable anguish, guilts and recriminations, and endless questions - I am breathtakingly lucky...