The Suicide Note That Was a Wake Up Call for My Family

Nothing ever prepares you for reading a suicide note written by your own child.

I’ll never forget the look on my husband’s face when he handed it to me to read. Shock, pain, and a heaviness all showed. As I read each section, addressed to different people in her life, my stomach twisted and tears prickled in my eyes. I wanted to throw up, knowing that she felt this way and hadn’t ever told us.

Thankfully, when I read my stepdaughter’s unfinished note, we knew she was alive and safe, at the t...