From: http://www.msn.com/en-us/health/causes/what-everyone-gets-wrong-about-suicide/ar-AAGay48?ocid=ientp Assumption: If a person is determined to end their life, there is nothing you can do Why that’s wrong: Some people think that suicidal people can reach a stage where they’re “too far gone.” Not true. “Because suicide is such a drastic step and goes against our fundamental urge toward self-preservation, most suicidal […]
I’m thinking of Daddy today. “Forr All The Saints” appears more than once in “Out of the Whirlpool.” Holding my father’s hand as he died was a gift beyond description. I still think of his brave heart and strong arms. And, so, for All Saints Day, here are two excerpts from the book. ~~~
New blog post on the official US Department of Veterans Affairs Blog. A survivor’s story: Say it out loud – “Suicide.” – VAntage Point “My dream is a world in which suicide does not exist. Impossible perhaps but I’m going to dream it anyway. I know I, alone, can’t make that dream come true. All
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I began teaching speech-recognition 15 years ago. At that time, I was employed by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs as a subject matter expert. Many veterans have multiple disabilities such as an inability to use their hands and blindness. They find speech-recognition is the most effective way to work with the computer. In
Quoddy dog on Peaked Mountain, Maine. Sitting towards camera with woods and hills in the background. Independence, Thrills, and Dignity With My Seeing Eye Dogs Sue Wiygul Martin Copyright © 2016 by Sue W. Martin All rights reserved. Limited Edition A companion to Out of the Whirlpool: A Memoir of
My “Quandary” By smartin on March 26, 2016 in eqb My “Quandary” Quan and I stand before the Freedom Tower in Manhatten It’s a boy. It’s a *big* boy. When Joan handed me his leash and told me his name, Quan, I was, what? What does it feel like when somebody gives you the
For the first time since Kismet got sick a month ago I can write again. For the first time in two months I feel back on an even keel. I didn’t really sign up for what my “day job” has turned into but I’m learning to take it with good grace. It all started
What’s a picture of two people in love hugging on skis got to do with a piece about suicide? A suicide attempt is the cause of my blindness. Creating a life worth living from the apparent ashes of my life thirty something years ago took a lot of work. And I needed a lot of
From http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2015/10/a_suicide_attempt_left_her_bli.html Includes a link to “audio described” video of the author’s recent skydive) It was December 1982 when Sue Martin, then 26, tried to end her life. She says today that self-inflicted gunshot wound was “a desperate act in an attempt to end unbearable pain.” It almost took her life and she’s been living with the
Thursday of next week is the second meeting of the support group, Kismet Out Loud. Odd name but let me explain. “Kismet” is Arabic. It means destiny, or fate. In my mid-twenties,at undoubtably the lowest point in my life, I tried to end my life. At the end of the day I was still alive.