Healing Our Suffering

Healing Our Suffering

Why is advocating for loved ones of people who attempt suicide important? It is important because being in the middle of that crisis is debilitating. It is traumatic and confusing. It is horrifying and grief inducing. It affects every aspect of your life. It is difficult, if not impossible to advocate for yourself while you are fighting for the life, and possible freedom, of your loved one who attempted.

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Letter to the Editor of the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel

I would like to apologize to your readers for the article featuring my work printed on the front page of your paper on Wednesday. Not only did the reported embellish my story and report inaccurately, she also did not follow safe reporting guidelines, edited out the important pieces of what I said about prevention, and did not use any resources I supplied for her regarding statistics.