This site is usually filled with childish drivel and other crap. This post isn't more of the same.
On Monday I read a story on the BBC about an apparent triple suicide. Two parents and their child were found at the bottom of a cliff. I was filled with anger towards the parents. I couldn't understand how a mother or father could take the life of their child no matter how bleak they felt their situation.
Today I learned the truth. The child, Sam, had died at home a few days earlier from natural causes and the parents had decided to end their own lives as a result.
As I read more I learned that Sam had been paralyzed when he was just a year old, his parents were devoted and loving and cared for him the remainder of his life.
A website was created called Stuff4Sam to raise money for Sam.
I usually don't have any compassion or empathy for suicides. In this case though I completely understand why Sam's parents took their lives.
The BBC article is here.
My thoughts go out to the friends and family left behind.
