How I wish no one else would become a survivor of suicide loss. One suicide is one too many, and the pain it leaves behind ripples deep and wide and stays for years and years.
Tag: depression
I grew up unaware of clinical depression. I thought it wasn’t real. When someone would say he was depressed, it would be from someone who […] Read More
Not So Much Your Death, But More So Your Life (An apology to a friend in Heaven) I hug my son, tuck him into […] Read More
It’s fifteen days till September 10, fifteen days till World Suicide Prevention Day, fifteen days till the first death anniversary of my friend who was […] Read More
Yesterday, the world was shocked to learn that the great and lovable actor and comedian Robin Williams passed away. What was personally shocking and heartbreaking […] Read More
A year ago today, my children and I were on vacation in Singapore. A year ago today, we had spent the whole day in a […] Read More
Iris is an actor, writer and volunteer living in Vancouver, British Columbia in Canada. She migrated from Cebu, Philippines in 2005. Four years after migrating, […] Read More
Iris is an actor, writer and volunteer living in Vancouver, British Columbia in Canada. She migrated from Cebu, Philippines in 2005. Four years after migrating, […] Read More
Tanya, a 28-year-old banker from the Philippines, was so excited. After struggling with infertility for 3 years, she and her husband were finally expecting their […] Read More
In September 2013, after my friend’s suicide, I began a quest to understand depression. This was my attempt at making sense of what seemed to […] Read More