I lost my older sister to suicide in 1999, when I was six years old. I am walking and volunteering this October with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention to help raise money and awareness. I definitely don't want anybody else to go through what my family and I have gone through. If I can just prevent this from happening to one person, I will be very happy.
The thing about suicide is that people don't really talk about it. Other things such as cancers and HIV/AIDS are widely talked about. I am not saying that any one cause is more worthy. I'm simply pointed out that it is my time to break the silence and tell people my story so that I can help somebody else from ever having to deal with this grief.
Please visit my profile http://afsp.donordrive.com/participant/Loren to read about the organization and donate if you wish. Any amount of money would be greatly appreciated. I know these economic times are hard, I understand and I don't want you to feel like you have to be overly generous. Anything that you feel comfortable donating, would be a wonderful gesture and a very meaningful initiative. I also would appreciate it if you would pass the link on to your family, friends, neighbors, co-workers etc. Thank you very much for your support!
I'm promoting this to the front page so that others may see it.
I think it's fantastic that you're getting involved and speaking up!
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"Truth is not only violated by falsehood; it may be equally outraged by silence" - Amiel
"The beginning of thought is in disagreement -- not only with others but also with ourselves" - Hoffer
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Thank you for your words of encouragement and helping me show my efforts to the public. I am still new to progressive so I don't really know how things work around here.
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Thanks, I'm still new here so I didn't know that. Will all the people that I responded to be notified even if I only reply to one person?
When you reply we all see it. Will they be notified of the new addition? Maybe...it depends on their notification settings, but it will show up under their account tracking that there has been a new add.
Clear as mud?
Feel free to ask any of us a badge any questions you may have but also know that there is a FAQs section that will pretty mush let you know anything you need to know. Also terms of use has some rules right in it.
I really appreciate your blog and it IS something we all need to remember. So Thank you. You said you were young to meet such tragedy....how old was your sis?
Looking forward to seeing more of you....Welcome to ProU
There are very few human beings who receive the truth, complete and staggering, by instant illumination. Most of them acquire it fragment by fragment, on a small scale, by successive developments, cellularly, like a laborious mosaic.~- Anais Nin
Hi, it's nice to meet somebody on here. My sister was 23. She was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder on April 21st (her birthday) and she did great on medication. Then the doctor abruptly discontinued her medications and the chemicals in her brain just went out of control and it made her extremely happy and then extremely sad very rapidly. The doctor never told my family that he was taking her off the medication. Her fiance was at a business party and she was left alone. She jumped out of her 18 story window on June 6th, 1999.
I'm sorry such a tragedy had to happen in your family, but I'm glad to see you making some good out of it all.
Thank you so much. I am assuming you are the person that donated money for my cause. I want to thank you very much for contributing. It really means a lot to me that a stranger is supporting me. That is always a good feeling. I definitely appreciate my message being heard. I'm glad that I am valued enough that people not only read my thoughts, but respond and work to make a change. So much in the world goes wrong when we feel alone and as if our voices are insignificant. Thank you for proving to me that my voice is worthy of listening to.
Your voice is definitely worth listening to. I think that's one of the greatest things inspired by this site.
And yes, I was the one who donated. Not all that much, but I figured even a little would be a help in the long run.
It doesn't have to be a bountiful amount. It's the gesture.