from oct 6

every time someone new joins the bereavement group at school i hope they are joining because their death is related to drug addiction or suicide.  maybe that’s not a particularly nice thing to think, but it’s true.  most other people that join the group had a parent or sibling die of cancer or, more rarely, an accidental death and while suffering is suffering, i felt i was missing a level of understanding.  on oct 6 a new girl joined group.  and she said “my mother killed herself.  she had depression.”

 

we exchanged emails and phone numbers and i think we are going to get together soon.