I've been off the boards for a while just dealing with life so I missed checking in on the anniversary. The slide show is amazing, as I'm certain Cheryl was. A life ended too soon no doubt.
In September, my mother-in-law knelt down on railroad tracks and let a train hit her. That she committed suicide wasn't overly shocking to us as she'd battled bipolar her entire life, had made attempts before and was in another downward spiral but refusing help. For my husband, and I think everyone close to her, the manner in which she chose to end her life was oddly the harder part to accept. Suicide leaves such a wake of deep sadness behind it. So many unanswerable questions, so much anger, and so much hurt. Sometimes, when I think about my mother-in-law, my thoughts wander to Cheryl and I hope her family is doing okay as I now realize all the more just what they had to come to terms with.