“It is with great sorrow and overwhelming grief that I write to let you know of the tragic and unexpected death of our beautiful daughter, ████, on Sunday morning. “
I’m struck with sadness for my friend in her grief. The sudden loss of a daughter is too much to bear, and it is borne nonetheless, while numbed by grief.
I can’t be silent, I do want to replace isolation with community, and my way is to write about the unpopular issues that surround us. I want to allow our darkest times to be shared, understood and appreciated for what they are.
This is the fourth death by suicide that has touched me, through friends, this year and that is a very big number. A lot to bear, when things that only happen to other people happen to you.