what a fantastic piece of writing.
the wisdom from his sister… “When someone takes their own life most people instantly question why. Why did they do it? Why would anyone want to end their own life? Why didn’t they think of all their other options? It’s so easy to question why. I know, because I’ve felt that way. What is harder, but far more important to do is to try to understand that person’s feelings.

Many people see suicide as a selfish option; an escape so to speak. But what about the famous quote: “never judge a man until you’ve walked a mile in his shoes”? So, let’s get rid of this ideology that it’s a ‘selfish’ and ‘evil’ option and consider the despair, the depression, the angst that the person must have been feeling for them to truly believe that their life was no longer worth living. “