(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Musings for Friday - Suicide and Suicide Prevention. Call or Text 988 [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2024-06-07 Wednesday, 29 May 2024; Sometime in the late morning or early afternoon a beautiful, intelligent and extremely sensitive 21 year old young woman took her life. Even though she had a loving and caring family who knew she was having trouble and were trying their best, she found a way. She was determined. She was determined to get rid of the demons that haunted her. I wasn’t here last Friday because her aunt and I were spending the day with her family doing what we could to care and console. But how can you really console someone for such a tragic event? This past Wednesday we were there for the internment of her ashes. Her mother and father. Her two sisters. Her brother-in-law and her new nephew. Her aunt and I. Small, intimate and private, just like her. I would love to share her picture and tell you more of her story, but her family isn’t ready. Yes, many in their community already know. How could they not with emergency responders coming to the house? I will share that according to one of the deputies who responded, (he had been the resource officer at her HS) she was the 8th suicide from that HS during his 5 year tenure, which included the COVID years. And yes, she had had COVID. 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline We can all help prevent suicide. The 988 Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals in the United States. CALL 988 This is the second time in less than two years that I’ve been this close to a suicide or an attempt. It’s triggering and extremely emotional for me. And if you want to count a late night conversation with an on-line friend, it’s the 3rd in 4 years. The on-line encounter involved listening and pointing out the positive things of why they needed to hang around. The other involved an unsuccessful attempt. We don’t always see when someone is in the kind of crisis where they can’t see any way out, but sometimes we can. [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/6/7/2245324/-Musings-for-Friday-Suicide-and-Suicide-Prevention-Call-or-Text-988?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=more_community&pm_medium=web Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/