My son committed suicide 1/27/2022-I heard from the White House staff

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67. My deepest condolences. A shock for any parent...

...and what an amazing gesture to have someone from President Biden's WH call and talk to you?! Though with Joe's own terrible personal experiences - empathy, and compassion it's really not so surprising that those qualities would be present in his staff.


While not the same as I losing my mom to a unexpected condition within about a week (at 86, but most of her sibs lived into mid 90's)...
She'd had several things that caught her medically esp severe asthma when I was 5 1/2 back in the late 1950's.

Anyway she was quite an amazing woman. As she reached her early '80's I came up with my "mantra" for when she did die -

"She wouldn't want me to be too sad for too long".
I know it helped me weather the deep grief better than I would have otherwise.

Everyone grieves differently.
I'm pretty sure the love he had for you would incline him to feel this way for you.

I wish moments, over time hours, days, and more of peace, and joy for you once again.