suicide
Award-winning writer Dorri Olds survived multiple suicide attempts, she told CBS News, “Even with the best intentions, I don’t think Kate Spade could have snapped herself out of it. When you’re suicidal, you’re not thinking about anybody else, and it’s not because your selfish. It is because you’re not well…. It’s about mental illness,” said Dorri Olds, who said she understands what Kate Spade what must have been feeling. The 56-year-old says she tried to commit suicide multiple times before getting help. We need to remove stigma from the conversation about mental health
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Photo by James Bowdoin Author and political activist Jennifer Finney Boylan has been busy as she continues to raise awareness and spread acceptance for the transgender community. “What is a transsexual Republican, anyway? The answer, of course, is someone who thinks a little too much about their private sector.” — Jennifer Finney Boylan
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Wish I could blame nuclear weapons, a mutant virus or Hitler for the malformation in my Russian Jewish bloodline, but my theory is a suicide gene. My 9 lives. Suicidal tendencies and nine lives for a Weeble (“Weebles wobble but they don’t fall down.”)
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“It was just before Thanksgiving when my son put a shotgun under his chin and pulled the trigger. He survived but the blast obliterated his face.” — Judith Casey, author of the book, Face to Face
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