Jan 17

Written by: admin
17/01/2011 10:47 AM

A note about suicide (not a suicide note)...

(an excerpt)

"Let’s talk about despair.

I’m sitting in a bar in Bowmanville, the Village Inn, drinking a gin & tonic and reflecting on the funeral service I attended an hour ago. I knew David Rice through our shared community work. He was a volunteer with the Toronto Cyclists Union. He was my age, born in 1973. Last week, he took his own life."

"His story is not unusual. Despite living in a society that increasingly encourages transparency and the sharing of personal information (Facebook being a good example) there are still a handful of topics that maintain a high level of stigma, taboo and secrecy. Mental health is one of those topics."

To read more, go to:

http://meslin.wordpress.com/2010/01/02/talking-about-despair/

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