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My Mom’s Suicide June 4, 2008

sothisisbliss @ 12:45 pm

There are some events in everyones life, I suppose, that define a person.  The world never looked the same after my mom committed suicide. 

You know a defining moment when it becomes the way you measure time:  before mom died… after mom died… Everything is marked on either side of that day, that phone call.

The anniversary is July 3rd.  She died in 2006.

 

 

 

4 Responses to “My Mom’s Suicide”

  1. Rebecca Call Says:
    June 8, 2008 at 8:59 pm

    I will forever feel connected to you here Jaime. You helped me through the death of my mom in ways no one else could have. Thanks for taking the time to be my friend.

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  2. sothisisbliss Says:
    June 8, 2008 at 11:21 pm

    For everyone else, Rebecca is a friend I met shortly after Mom died. She moved into my new ward right after me, and her mom died suddenly just a month or two after mine.

    I saught out Rebecca knowing how foggy and shocked I still was that first month. It’s nice of her to thank me, but I’m really just as thankful for her. The first year is the hardest, and she made it easier just by being around. I miss her now that she’s back in Utah, but I secretly feel like maybe she was just here for me when I needed a friend that knew about losing Moms.

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  3. Aunt Rhonda Says:
    December 16, 2008 at 4:14 am

    Jamie,
    There is so much that I have wanted to say to you, and to your sister & brothers, but haven’t found the courage; I hope that someday I will.

    You are all stronger than you think. I must admit that after only 4 years since Grandma passed away, the anniversary wasn’t much easier for me. Sometimes I don’t honestly keep track, but when I start having a really bad week, and can’t figure out why, it hits me…it was only 4 years ago that my mom was still here; or that she “was taken” from us.

    I hope you know that we are always here for all of you, you are never alone in any stage of your grief. We feel the loss differently, but can all help one another.

    Love always,
    Aunt Rhonda

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  4. Marva Jackson Yapias Says:
    June 27, 2009 at 8:45 pm

    Janae:

    i know you don’t remember me but I am originally from Evanston. I lived in the same ward as your family and worked with your mom at JB’s. I have thought about your mom many times over the past few years but just learned about her suicide earlier today. I will always love her for the good, kind friend she was. I lost y mom to cancer 15 years ago and still miss her so much it hurts. I also lost an older sister to suicide seven years ago. That pain and hurt is still very much near the surface and runs very deep.

    Thank you.
    Marva J. Yapias

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