My nephew became a statistic today

It's heartbreaking to hear of this. I'm so sorry for you and your family.

I am so sorry to hear of your family's loss. A girl I grew up with in High School lost her brother in a similar way, and she founded a charity to raise awareness about mental illness. She has some resources on her website (and through the charity's Facebook feed) that your family may find helpful: http://bennyfund.org/resources/. Holly also suffers from depression and has a blog that covers her challenges with depression and from the loss of her brother: http://makinglemonades.com/

Your family will be in my thoughts and prayers!

I'm so sorry.

I too am very sorry, I've lost two very close friends in similar situations and I still think of them on a weekly basis. If you need anyone to talk/vent to....we are here.

My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

Man, just read your post now. My thoughts are with you and your family at this incredibly difficult time.

Just popped in on this thread. Mad, you stated things most eloquently during an incredibly painful time. Sending my best wishes for strength and support for you and your family.

I've thought aboout this thread since I saw it. I'm not gonna repost my life, y'all seen enough. All I got is....dafuq. That...... That is some E36 M3.

Third times the charm. I just got back from the hospital with my mom. Years and years ago she was diagnosed with high blood pressure and peripheral artery disease. She is one of those people who just bottle everything up and keep chugging along. This morning at work, I get a call, 'come take me to the ER'. Whenever she eats salt she gets an irregular heartbeat.. she will literally drop a beat every so often then her heart will race to make up for it. Usually this happens after eating something salty. She did not tell me that she had been dealing with it for over 24 hours.

She rightly called her doctor this morning and he told her to go to the ER. She thankfully called me to come get her.. so I left work early and took her in. Hospitals take heart issues seriously so they had a wheelchair for her before she was even finished signing her name on the paperwork. In we go for an EKG and the like.. everything but her abnormal rhythm comes back negative. They give her a shot to relax her, and even that falls away.

She is home now, sleeping as the Xanax they gave her for the stress is finally knocking her out. She spent 5 years caring for my Elderly Grandmother, then another 3 caring for the Elderly family friend who just died. Couple that with taking care of my niece for most of that and then add the death of my nephew.. it was finally too much.

She was so hyped up on adrenalin she was like a junkie jonesing for her next hit. Her body was literally DTing from the stuff and did not know what to do. She simply does not know how to relax after almost 10 years of constant 24/7 elderly care. We still have two funerals to worry about.. but those will come when they do. Right now all I can do is sit here and listen to her sleep deeply in her bed.. finally

Damn man.

First: I'm terribly sorry for your losses.

Second: I'm glad you got your mom to the hospital in time. I hope she feels better when she wakes up.

Third: We're on exact opposite ends of the country, but if you need anything don't hesitate.

Very sorry to hear this. My thoughts go out to your family.

As you said if you have firearms in the home secure them.

Hey, srsly, if you need someone to BS with, I'm always connected, always awake (seriously I don't sleep) and got barely anything to do. My job is to make sure no one dies in their sleep. It's pretty easy. Ping me if you need. I'll keep an eye out.

So sorry to hear this. You're family obviously needs some positive energy. I'll send some tonight.

Man, I am very sorry to hear all of this.

Always sad to hear.

I grieve for your familys loss........

Condolences. Never been able to get my mind around things of this nature, I'm still at a loss for thoughts and words even at 55. May God Bless the healing.