Please keep me and family in your prayers. My cousin decided to take his own life Aug. 20 around 9:47 pm..... Not sure why, but my aunt lost her only child....we love and miss him dearly! I suppose I am in a state of shock right now.....but please pray for us!

I don't have the words. My little brother took his life a few years back @ 29, his birthday is also Aug. 20th. I'm not spiritual but my sincere thoughts are with you and your family. Don't let anyone in your family take the weight for the cause. It was his alone...Saddletramp

I'm so very sorry. Keeping you and your family in my prayers. ((Hugs))

oh sweetie im sorry 4 y'alls loss .. my thoughts prayers support friendship go out 2 ya @ this time .. need anything please send me e-mail(ck profile) lhf 08 **hugs** 2 all ..

I am so sorry for your family's loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you all.

So sorry also, sending a prayer up for you guys.

-sue

So sorry also, sending a prayer up for you guys.

-sue

Sending prayers for you and your family.

I'm so sorry You and your family are in my prayers.

It is a shock, my uncle took his life with no warning. You never understand why...
You and your family will be in my prayers.

So sorry to hear about this...I'm sending out prayers for you and your family.

I am so sorry for you and your family during this difficult time. My prayers and thoughts are with all of you, and will continue to be with you for the strength that you will need in the coming days.

i am so sorry for your loss. big hugs to you and your family. my thoughts are with you.

Thats such sad news i will say a big prayer for your whole family

I am so sorry for your familys loss.....my thoughts and prayers are with you.

I am sorry for your loss. The same thing happened to me years ago. Prayers to you and your family.

Connie

Thanks to all of you for your kind words, thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. My cousin was 30 years old. He had so much more living to do! I just wish that I could find a way to understand why he chose to do this. Please continue to keep us all in your thoughts and prayers. Again, I can't thank you all enough!!!

I feel your pain but in a different way. My 26 year old nephew was diagnosed with Sarcoma cancer, the fastest spreading. It covers the outside of his entire right lung. He goes to MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston this week to have the lung removed. Sad thing is we lost his mother 14 years ago to breast cancer. He is just sooooo young. My prayers go out to you!

So sorry to hear of your loss.. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. And also to yours jerri_in_tx...

so sorry to hear that....You and your family will be in my prayers.

I'm so very sorry to hear of your loss. I'm assuming he was suffering from depression in order to reach the state of doing something such as that. This is a very difficult situation as there is so much frustration and guilt for the survivors in a situation like this. As someone who has almost performed such an act, I do have a few thoughts I'd like to share with you and your family.

I know it is extremely frustrating to not understand why he did it, but I believe the only way to understand a person in that position is to be in that kind of mind set yourself. And I wouldn't wish that on anyone. You may never understand and please just try to accept that.

But please do try to understand this: again, assuming it was depression, what killed him was a disease. Depression is a disease, just like cancer, that if left untreated can lead to death -- IN NO WAY WAS IT ANYONE'S FAULT IN YOUR FAMILY. Also, it doesn't mean he didn't love you or his parents. In fact, it is possible that in his mind he believed the family would be better off without him (the disease of depression makes one believe things that aren't true and takes away one's ability to think logically) and he showed his love for the family by acting on that belief. So please ensure his parents/family know that he didn't do this because of any lack of love from them or because he didn't love them.

Also, it is not always possible to see the signs of depression -- we can become masters of hiding it from the world (because we don't feel worthy enough to burden others with our problems) -- so please don't feel guilty about that either. I was depressed for a year and was planning death for about a month before I told anyone. And everyone I told -- including my family -- was shocked. They had no idea and I cried for hours every day for over a year. So you can't always tell -- don't let anyone in your family blame themselves for that either.

I'm sorry I'm rambling. I'm only sharing this to try and help -- hope it didn't bring you down further. Please feel free to contact me if you or your family have any questions about depression.

Stay strong, give each other lots of hugs and please, please, please talk about your feelings and emotions with each other.

I am so sorry for your loss. You and your family are in my prayers.
Hugs,
Barbara

Sorry for you & your families lost!!!

i just wanted to say that lisa & her family are making it thru.
they just finished w/ the services yesterday and are now trying to put the pieces together and cope.
she will be back on the boards real soon.
i have told her all of the junkie love and prayers you are all showing & she so very much appreciates it.
i know we have all had loss in our life and it does make a difference when you have the support of friends out there.

junkies are the best !!!