It really does.

You may have lost a family member, friend, neighbor, old school classmate, tried youself, a relative of a friend or co-worker...a celebrity you idolized, a ball player....

What about sitting down and watching the news? A 7 yr old walks in the room as the reporter annouces that a man commited suicide after killing his family? You then have to explain suicide to a child. That suicide touches everyone who watched.

The elephant is in the room. I am glad it is.

My elephant is one who never forgets. Has the memory of an elephant.

Not some big thing in the room that no one sees.

No, this elephant learned at a young age what suicide is.

This elephant learned that if you give it just a weee bit of time, the rainbow will appear. The kitty will purr and the birds will sing. Yes, the rain and the clouds will come, but they replenish the earth and our souls. Life begins again. A new day.

I know some have not been sure they belonged on this forum. If they should even post. They read and read.

Suicide touches everyone. We all belong. I wish we didn't.

We post and let the hope of a new tomorrow be known, to let it be known that we are here, that we will listen, that we care, that love is real and the pain will ease.