Comments on: Suicide’s Silent Walls https://oldladybiz.com/suicide/ Reading, Writing, Walking through life. Sat, 02 Mar 2024 17:08:45 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 By: Cathy Miller https://oldladybiz.com/suicide/#comment-1385 Wed, 20 Aug 2014 17:38:32 +0000 http://www.millercathy.com/?p=5165#comment-1385 In reply to Lori.

Thanks, Lori. It’s not blame as much as it is what if. I do take comfort in knowing that she knew I loved and cared for her.

]]> By: Lori https://oldladybiz.com/suicide/#comment-1384 Wed, 20 Aug 2014 17:00:19 +0000 http://www.millercathy.com/?p=5165#comment-1384 Cathy, thank you for sharing such a touching, tough story. Honestly, I hope you can stop blaming yourself. Sandy made a choice, and I suspect she wouldn’t have shared that with you no matter how much you asked.

I like that you’re starting the conversation. Long overdue for the world to discuss openly mental illness.

]]> By: Cathy Miller https://oldladybiz.com/suicide/#comment-1383 Wed, 20 Aug 2014 16:38:13 +0000 http://www.millercathy.com/?p=5165#comment-1383 In reply to Anne Wayman.

I hope so, Anne. The phrase, There but for the grace of God go I comes to mind.

]]> By: Anne Wayman https://oldladybiz.com/suicide/#comment-1382 Wed, 20 Aug 2014 14:58:00 +0000 http://www.millercathy.com/?p=5165#comment-1382 Cathy, good to hear of your loyalty to your friend.

Our society doesn’t like talking about the fact of death at all, let alone suicide. We’re also pretty good at denying depression and mental illness in general… many things to think about … some will change I trust.

hugs

]]> By: Cathy Miller https://oldladybiz.com/suicide/#comment-1381 Tue, 19 Aug 2014 23:23:00 +0000 http://www.millercathy.com/?p=5165#comment-1381 In reply to Roy A. Ackerman, PhD, EA @ Cerebrations.biz.

Our thoughts are aligned, Roy. Beautifully written post, sir. Thank you for sharing.

]]> By: Cathy Miller https://oldladybiz.com/suicide/#comment-1380 Tue, 19 Aug 2014 23:22:05 +0000 http://www.millercathy.com/?p=5165#comment-1380 In reply to Jan Shapard.

Thank you, Jan. It’s the rare person that the mere thought of him makes you smile. Robin Williams was such a person. Rest in peace indeed.

]]> By: Roy A. Ackerman, PhD, EA @ Cerebrations.biz https://oldladybiz.com/suicide/#comment-1379 Tue, 19 Aug 2014 22:39:03 +0000 http://www.millercathy.com/?p=5165#comment-1379 Ah, Ms. M…
It seems we both waited the same amount of time to render a comment.
Perhaps my thoughts will help answer some of the ponderings you touched upon here…
http://www.adjuvancy.com/wordpress/learn-sad-event/

]]> By: Jan Shapard https://oldladybiz.com/suicide/#comment-1378 Tue, 19 Aug 2014 22:31:09 +0000 http://www.millercathy.com/?p=5165#comment-1378 Beautifully said, Cathy. So sorry for your loss. We all have suffered a void that was once filled by Robin Williams’ special spark of creativity and compassion. May he rest in peace.

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