Barbara's memorial is this weekend. I wish that I could go. In my current financial state, it is just not possible. Folks are signing up and leaving messages on the FB page Denis and Erik made for her.
This is an excerpt from another's blog entry. I highly recommend reading the whole danged thing.
"Of course, it may be possible that some could commit suicide to hurt people, or due to some madness or mental illness other than depression. ... it is a choice that is, not just personal, but profoundly private. I cannot adequately convey what my despair feels like. It is fundamentally ineffable. Pre-verbal. It simply arrives unannounced as an immense, non-negotiable fact, and it speaks the most uncomfortable truths imaginable. The pain of others is, I must assume, as much a mystery to them as mine is to me, and beyond my understanding.
Here's the link to the blog.
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Sorry for your loss.
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting this. It really is hard to fathom that depth of pain. I hope you are ok. It was fun chatting. Wish you were here. ox
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