Friday is TO WRITE LOVE IN HER ARMS DAY. It is a non-profit movement dedicated to provide hope, support, and care for people dealing with depression, addiction, suicide, or self0 injury. It also serves to inspire and inform treatment.
I fully support this. Once, I had a friend who seemed pretty normal to me. He was always super happy and his smile was contagious like no other. I was always in a better mood when he was around. My friend had a good family who also went to my church. One day, my friend's mom approached me and asked if he had mentioned anything of importance. I was puzzled by this question and it left me pondering. I did not understand. When I arrived to my house, my mother explained everything to me.
My friend had attepmted to commit suicide. His mother caught him in time to snatch the knive away from his veins. I was in disbelif and stricken with horror. I could not believe i failed to read the signs. I failed completely because I did not suspect anything was wrong. If something worse would have happened to him, I would have blamed myself. Im so glad he had changed. Right now, he is doing fine and Im so proud of him. All people need is a helping hand willing to walk next to them step by step.
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