You are loved

     Today is World Suicide Prevention Day.  In the last 24 hours, almost 3000 people will have committed suicide.  For each person who completes a suicide, 20 more people will attempt to end their lives.  That is a lot of people.  Even greater is the the number of people left behind when they lose a loved one.
   
     I know so many people who have had their lives touched by suicide.  One friend has lost both parents (years apart from each other) to suicide.  She is working hard to break the cycle in her family.  She is dealing with issues in her life to make sure that her children have a healthy mom in their life.  Another friend lost her brother.  She uses her pain and grief to help others who are going through this struggle.  Yet another friend is using her grief over her brother's death to fight for her son's mental health.  When I was 14, my cousin ended his life.  He would be 50 now...I wonder what he would be like.

     If you are thinking about ending your life, please don't.  Reach out to someone.  You are loved.

     If you have lost someone and need help, reach out to someone.  You are loved.

     If things in your life are going great and you are filled with love, reach out to someone.  Your love and joy could be the love and joy that someone needs right now.  You are loved.

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