February 6, 2020

      I was visiting a friend in Lucerne, Switzerland when I learned Robin Williams committed suicide. I remember my friend’s response when I relayed the news to her. “What?! Why? That’s just so selfish,” she said. That seemed a little blunt, but she wasn’t completely wrong. The loved ones left behind by the person who commits suicide inherit a great deal of suffering and grief. And it’s a lifetime burden. I always hope anyone who’s suicidal, holds on and lives past that desperate moment to see things can and really do get better.       Robin Williams suffered from depression and anxiety. A while after his death, his wife said he found out that he also had....continue reading