Thank you so much for writing this post, as it is easily one of the most important posts in the history of Clarksville Online.

We’ve all been touched by suicide at one level or another. No matter if it’s family, an acquaintance, or a local business leader, it’s always a tragedy. We should all learn the signs in others – and even ourselves.

Your story is personal, poignant, and powerful. It’s relevant. And it happens all too often. Maybe, just maybe, we can touch someone’s life around us.

If I may, I’d like to take a slight detour (since this isn’t directly related to the above story) and add one additional resource for the benefit of our gay and lesbian youth (who are three times as likely to attempt suicide than their straight peers): the Trevor Project, at http://www.trevorproject.org.