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[QUOTE]Originally posted by pocon1
My dad fought cancer for three years (brain tumor) before he died. My mom had a bone marrow transplant ten years ago for multiple myeloma(a type of bone marrow cancer). Now it is back, but the doctor told her that she has gone twice as long in remission as any other marrow transplant. Christopher Reeves is also a person I look up to. And then there is always the people who have been persecuted and beaten down for their beliefs. Look at all of the Jews that survived the concentration camps. Most of them did not commit suicide. My problems were a lot less than theirs, and I think most people here never faced problems that they did. That may sound callous, but oh well. I mean, what was so bad in Kurt Cobain's life that he needed to commit suicide? [/QUOTE
I totally well thought out post pocom1. You have excellent insight! I being someone that has attempted suicide have always felt terrible about not wanting to live, while people who do struggle so hard to. When I was younger and more suicidal I wished I could have traded places with them and let them have my health and live. It has many times made me revaluate my life and how hard life can really become. It's true that becoming depressed and suicidal makes it harder to see the forest for the trees. You become very self involved and start to forget that people have triumphed in alot worse circumstances. Thank you for your post! Hopefully it will give everyone something to think about next time they feel upset.
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