[Alffe]

Who are we? And why do we hang out here?

Some of us have lost a loved one to suicide...some of us are feeling so crushed by life that we want it to end.

We come together for support..we count on each other to pick us up, dust us off and give us a reason to try some more.

We don't judge people in this forum and we ask not to be judged ourselves.
When you share here, we promise to listen with our hearts.

I copied and pasted that from "up above" as a reminder of what we do here and why we do it. January (the anniversary month of Michael killing himself) is just about in the win column for Mr.Alffe & me. I thank you for the private messages and emails to me...thank you for remembering.

It's been a long...long journey from that nightmare and while we are not the same people we were when he was alive, we have managed to survive and hopefully to prevent others from going down that path...to perhaps, stop and think about what that poor choice does to those left behind, the people who love you.

I so admire those who struggle daily with depression..it takes a lot of courage to fight that battle.

Hugs for the room....