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A friend of mine came close to ending it all today. This person has inspired me and up until a few months ago I’d never have fussed they struggled.
But today…today was terrifying. A single status and then nothing.
Then an amazing thing happened.
Just a few of the lives this person touched mobilized an international army to find them and ensure them well being.
So much of social media is like a Bar S hot dog. Cheap, tasteless, and full of mystery meat. But today, I bore witness to what love can do.
In the end, they didn’t attempt to take their own life, but it was close. Knowing we may have been too late was devastating. I know what this disease does to us, and I don’t want to lose anyone to it.
I hope they see the love that brought so many people together for them. I hope that in those dark times, they remembers that we had their back. Most of all, I hope we do things like that more often. Gut wrenching though it may have been, there was also beauty there.
In a time of need, strangers from across the globe worked together to help someone who dedicates their life to helping others. That’s love folks.
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