Suicide has also affected my community. Gallia County has personally had many suicides in our area. Gallia County is so small that all the suicides in the county are all people everyone knows. We are such a close-knit community that every death impacts us in such a devastating way. However, the fact it has been... Continue Reading →

Personally, I have lost friends, family, teammates, and classmates to suicide. Gender, age, race, and even personalities have all differed person to person, however, each has affected me in a different way. Suicide has affected me in two major ways. One way being my personal outlook on life. The other way being how I view... Continue Reading →

Shining light on the lives of those who have lost their lives to this cause is my main mission. Today’s story is the life of my dear friend and classmate, Kokoro Higa. Kokoro was a foreign exchange student my senior year of high school. She was from the town of Okinawa, Japan. During her time... Continue Reading →

Shining light on the lives of those who have lost their lives to this cause is my main mission. Today’s story is the life of my dear friend and classmate, Nathaniel. Nathaniel is most known for his insanely unique artistic ability. He not only was an amazing artist; he was also a very talented author... Continue Reading →

Shining light on the lives of those who have lost their lives to this cause is my main mission. Today’s story is the life of my dear family friend and classmate, Anthony. Anthony was born in 1997 and lived 20 years before he passed away in 2017. Anthony is most known for his infectious smile... Continue Reading →

April 18, 2020 at the University of Rio Grande, there will be a campus wide event to promote Suicide Prevention. This event is called the Suicide Prevention Campus Walk and is held annually. This is the 3rd year of this event. Friends, families, classmates, and others affected come together to support those they have lost. They... Continue Reading →

April 11, 2020 is the Hometown Event for Suicide Awareness Prevention and Recovery. This year is the 3rd annual event put on by my close friend Devin Henry. The main factor that lead to doing this event is the loss of our dear classmates Anthony Sipple and Nathaniel Thomas. This event is a showcase of many... Continue Reading →

Storytelling is the oldest form of stories in the world. With that being said, everyone has a story to tell. Not everyone’s story is the same. Everyone’s story is made up of so many different and unique elements, that no two stories are similar. One thing a lot of people are starting to have in common, nowadays,... Continue Reading →

When I first decided to start blogging about Suicide and all that encompasses this topic, I was basing it all on my own personal experiences. After thinking and looking into it more deeply I realized that it is not a new idea. I just was not exposed to it until it had affected me personally. With... Continue Reading →

Summer 2017 will forever be the year that changed my life. Up until this point in my life, I had only lost one friend, my childhood best-friend. My childhood best-friend had suffered a brain aneurysm while we were in high school. However, the loss I experienced in 2017, is a loss like no other.   Imagine... Continue Reading →