by admin | Mar 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
Today I cant tell if I am sad or angry. Or maybe both. It’s been almost 1 year since Michael died. I am sad because I miss him and I am angry because of the damage that suicide does. In the beginning you hear from others, ” now he is out of pain”....
by admin | Mar 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
The in-between there is a Truth about families like mine, families like those of people coping with Mental Illness that I’m not sure anybody talks about. And so hell, here I go: The families like mine exist only in the in between. Those few moments or hours or...
by admin | Mar 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
There are no meal trains when your kid is mentally ill. No benefits to help with expenses. No one stops by to mow the lawn or plow the snow. Those watching want to know why. They want it to be someone’s fault. The kid looks normal. Mom must have done drugs...
by admin | Mar 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
I couldn’t save my son. He was mine to protect, and I failed. Gone forever, by one emotional choice that offers only one permanent solution. Everyday, I wish I would have done more. I carry a mother’s guilt, not deserved, but an attachment to what was, what could have...
by admin | Mar 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
Honoring a life. Stomping a stigma. Supporting the cause. Finding the cure. Our Jackson was a talented, passionate young man who also faced challenges. Jackson created his website jacksonroeder.com in December of 2016 to build a portfolio of his talents in preparation...
by admin | Mar 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
Mental health is always something I’ve been an advocate for but until the last few years I didn’t realize how much I wasn’t caring for my own. When I was younger I had experienced physical, mental and emotional abuse which eventually lead me to...
