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67Suicide Awareness & Prevention
Suicide: The Rising Cause of Death for America's Adolescents Copyright 2008 By Jan Deelstra Children are killing themselves in record numbers. The statistic of suicide as being the 3rd leading cause of death...
1 comment64Murder~Suicide
Murder-Suicides By Jan Deelstra It seems that murder-suicides are on the rise. Not a month goes by that a story of a kid killing kids on campuses and then taking his own life, or coverage of an estranged...
2 comments61Surviving Suicide
It was July 3rd, 1995 when the phone broke the early morning silence. My son was dead. A self-inflicted bullet pierced his skull, his friends and family mourned, and his ashes were scattered to the universe. I...
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54Angel Lady
From November of 1994 until March of 1997, she was Salt Lake City's original Angel Lady. With long red hair, marine-green eyes, and a calm demeanor, she was more than the sole proprietor of the Angel Emporium....
9 comments50Suicides Among American Adolescents
Suicides Among American AdolescentsMy son committed suicide at the age of 21, following an altercation with his allegedly cheating girlfriend. With the gun blast that took his life, the life of his loved-ones...
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47Writing The Pain Away
Writing has always been cathartic, enjoyable, and rewarding. For the past several years, however, it has been more than that. It is my tool for survival. Especially since the suicide of my son, when I began...
3 comments48Blessings In The Mire, by Jan Deelstra
Candid Non-Fiction Account of Suffering and HealingBlessings In The Mire by, Jan Deelstra, is an extremely candid true story that begins with the author re-living the highly personal event of losing her child...
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