Comments: I lost my sister Barbara to suicide at Boston's McLean's Hospital while on suicide watch April 5 or 6, 1980. It was Easter Sunday weekend. We have never felt we were treated with respect or empathy during telephone conversations informing us of her near death and eventual death. We never felt that McLean's staff took responsibility for her suicide. Barbara was 27 and this occurred nearly 30 years ago.
Comments: Laura Amber Kliebenstein - reading these entries breaks my heart for you and your family. This is such a sad story, with an even sadder, tragic and avoidable ending. May you rest in peace.
Comments: I am so very sorry to read of the loss of your brother. I think your site is a wonderful testimonial to the love you feel for him still. I must say, I was incredibly saddened to see what I found on your site. I was searching for my former counselor, Doug Dodge. I haven't seen or heard of him since the mid 1990s, when I moved to Va. My life has changed considerably since then, and I wanted to update him. Let me tell you up front, I know nothing about the Meadows. Doug was my counselor in Nevada. If it was not for this man, I don't know if I would be writing you today. He treated me in a women's group setting. Later, he referred me to a woman counselor when he thought we had gone as far as we could in therapy. I guess I just wanted to share with you, that the work I did with him provided me with the foundation I needed to thrive today. I have no doubt, that if I lost a sibling to suicide, that I would turn over every stone trying to get a picture of how this could have happened. I understand how frustrating it is to try and make sense out of something so tragic and senseless. I hope someday you can find your peace.
Comments: I just found you on accident. Denise was a friend of mine and I am really shocked and saddened to hear of these details surrounding her passing. Good luck to you in your efforts and may god bless you and your family. I am so sorry for your loss.
Comments: I am writing to express the loss of my niece Laura. Even though Laura died over three years ago, the grief from her death is as if it were yesterday. Maybe it’s because she was so young – she would have been 26 this month – and the senselessness and loss of bright future continues to cry out. I have two daughters who are near Laura’s age and I feel guilt when I talk to my sister about them. She has a hole where my daughters are enjoying college and jobs and boyfriends. Parents should never survive their children. It is almost a sacrilege, a violation of our trust with the future. Especially when we do our best to make sure they our safe. Laura was a patient at the Menninger hospital when she died. And it is that fact that also continues to cry out its injustice to our family. She should not have died. She should be e-mailing and texting my daughters today and every day.
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