Today 1,500 sons, daughters, fathers and mothers will attempt to take their own lives. Most will have mental health or addiction issues. Many will have both. When one out of four is affected by a mental health disorder, odds are that most of us have friends or family becoming more desperate with every tick of the clock.

There is a way to stop the ticking. Research. We can defeat mental illness by employing the scientific mind to find treatments and cures. But the funding is inadequate for an issue that affects every one of us, the 57 million personally or the rest of us through our family and friends. We have the numbers, but we are not together. With a unified front, we can stop the clock.


Accelerated mental health research will promote true recovery and resilience by offering individualized treatments plans that eliminate the need for trial and error diagnosis. everyminute.org is a grassroots campaign organizing a lobbying force to advocate before Congress for increased research that may ultimately cure or prevent mental illnesses like depression, bipolar, schizophrenia, obsessive compulsive disorder, post traumatic stress disorder and anxiety that contribute to suicide.

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After finding my son's body on a sunny Sept. morning in 2007, my world as I knew it, came to an end.
I have since attempted,feebly, but still attempted suicide twice. The thought of never seeing my son again and the last time I did see him he was hanging from a rope has shattered me and I will never again be happy, sane or whole again.It kills me that he ended his life over what were really problems that could have been solved.
My macho, construction worker husband is a wreck. He also crys constantly....he feels guilty as all of us do, because we did not see Danny was having problems. You see, that is what you torture yourself with after someone suicides. The what ifs, the whys, the could of's and should of's.
That never goes away,by the way.........We cling to each other at night..shattered
Danny's brother his only sibling,is starting to drink more...something he had previously concurred.
His wife believes she heard when it happened. They live upstairs she heard what sounded like a door slam. In retrospect, she knows its when Danny stepped off the ladder to his death. She now has anxiety attacks and is still on meds for that.
His 88 year old grandmother always looks so sad. Dannys death has been harder on her than her husband of 60 years.
Danny's friends are destroyed. They all loved Danny so very much and life is not the same for any of them. They beat themselves up wondering why he didn't say anything to them...
I could go on and on but I will stop here.
Before any tells me how guilting or blaming doesn't help..well no shit sherlock...
I only want to share the fact that there is a giant price that will be paid by those you love

Jewish Prayer
At the rising of the sun and it's going down,
We remember them.

At the blowing of the wind and in the chill of winter,
We remember them.

At the opening of the buds and in the rebirth of spring,
We remember them.

At the shining of the sun and in the warmth of summer,
We remember them.

At the rustling of the leaves and in the beauty of autumn,
We remember them.

At the beginning of the year and at it's end,
We remember them.

As long as we love, they too will live:
For they now are a part of us,
As we remember them.

When we are weary and in need of strength,
We remember them.

When we are lost and sick at heart,
We remember them.

When we have joy we crave to share,
We remember them.

When we have decisions that are difficult to make,
We remember them.

When we have achievements that are based on theirs,
We remember them.

When we fulfill their dreams, and our own,
We remember them.

As long as we live, they too will live:
For they are now a part of us,
As we remember them.


I am sure we have all lost someone we love...this is for them

Bruce Sringsteen Lyrics

Terry's Song"

Well they built the Titanic to be one of a kind,but many ships have ruled the seas
They built the Eiffel Tower to stand alone,but they could build another if they please
Taj Mahal, the pyramids of Egypt,are unique I suppose
But when they built you, brother, they broke the mold

Now the world is filled with many wonders under the passing son
And sometimes something comes along and you know it's for sure the only one
The Mona Lisa, the David,the Sistine Chapel,Jesus,Mary and Joe
And when they built you,brother, they broke the mold


When they built you, brother,they turned dust into gold
When they built you, brother,they broke the mold


They say you can't take it with you,but I think they're wrong
'Cauuse all I know is I woke up this morning, and something big was gone
Gone into that ether where you're still young,and hard and cold
Just like when they built you, brother,they broke the mold

Now your death is upon us and we'll return your ashes to the earth
And I know you'll take comfort in knowing you've been roundly blessed and cursed
But love is a power greater tahn death,just like the songs and stories told
And when she built you brother, she broke the mold

That attitude's a power stonger than death,alive and burning her stone cold
When they built you,brother"


I love you,Danny and I miss you. Momma 12/18/73-09/11/07