Suicide Survivor Series with Gretchen Kubacky In March 2009 I started a Q & A series in order to bring awareness and healing to those who lost a loved one to suicide.  With a 5 question and answer format my goal was simple: provide hope, guidance and comfort to recent survivors of suicide loss. The [...]

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Last Wednesday morning I received an uplifting email from Jane Castle, Chair of the E-Racing the Blues walk with a special thanks to Kelli and I for leading Team Giggle On. Kelli Karlton, Laurie McArthur, Mike Castle, Jane Castle & Christa Scalies, October 25, 2009, Wilmington, Delaware at the E-Racing the Blues Event Kelli and [...]

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Jayla Boire lost her mother to suicide in 1993. Her Survivor Q & A is the second in our series. How was grieving the loss of your loved one by suicide different (if at all) from the loss of another loved one who did not die by suicide? The grieving is different for losses connected [...]

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D. A. double-yuh G – And that spells dawg. I’ve often said (and I quote myself), “if more people had puppies, they wouldn’t need Prozac”. Dog = happiness! I am no doctor (but I have dreamed about playing one on TV) nor am I a shrink or certified therapist. I am just a recovered depressed [...]

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