I heard somewhere that Christmas is the time of the year where the most suicides occur. Very tragic, indeed. Especially for the 12 yr old.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Quik S2K
It is a tragic thing....having to witness someone commiting suicide.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Patdeisa
I've often heard that people who do that die before they hit the ground- the heart stops in mid-air and the brain shuts off.

 

jason, we're all going to die some day, so the healthy thing to do is to accept it. my dad died with i was 14. although i've never talked about it with anyone in my family, but from what i've gathered, i believe my dad was afraid to die. he was battling cancer for a little over a year, and near the end when he knew death was eminent, he lost his sanity and became paranoid with hallucination. it was really sad and scary because the couple of weeks prior to his death, he would lie in bed and start screaming and shouting with fear at the ceilling. worse yet, he did not recognize any of his loved ones when we were at his bedside and occassionally retracted from us with fear as if we were out to get him. of course i'm only guessing that it was fear of dying that had caused him to lose his mind, but given the fact that he had cancer, it could had been that the cancer had spread to his brain causing him to be paranoid and delusional. nevertheless, it was very sad for my last memories of my dad to be of him in that state.

 

Well, I know I'm going to die, but I forgot the word "like" in the last sentence. I just don't like that feeling. Sorry for the confusion, mainly wanted to know if it was true or not about dying before hitting the floor.

Also, I lost a close family friend, like an aunt, (in her late 20's) to cancer. I watched her deteriorate for 1.5 yrs up to the night before she passed away. She's my first loved one that passed away and it has truly been one of the hardest things for me to deal with.

Jason

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by VTEC_Junkie
jason, we're all going to die some day, so the healthy thing to do is to accept it.

 

This time of year has the highest suicide rate.

OT- Muz, what does Santa wear in your neck of the woods since it's summer down there?

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by gomarlins3
This time of year has the highest suicide rate.

OT-

 

so sad....