Read the transcript from this important discussion on Teen Suicide!
#DadChat is often fun and frothy. But, life is often not, which is why we choose to take on difficult topics on a regular basis. This Thursday, November 14, from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. PT/9:00 – 10:00 p.m. ET we are taking on Teen Suicide. Heather Solos has agreed to talk about the recent suicide of her sister – Laura (pictured above) – in order to help everyone understand the far-reaching effects of this tragedy.
Laura Smith was the youngest sister of Heather Solos. They grew up in the Lowcountry of South Carolina in a typical suburban household. Like many children of the time, they were latchkey kids and Heather played a big part in the upbringing of her youngest sibling.
August 22, 2013 at 5:14 a.m. Heather received a call that brought her world to a standstill: Laura had shot herself, was in an ambulance en route to a hospital in Tacoma, Washington and not expected to survive.
Four days later, life support was removed and with her family at her side, she passed.
Laura was a beautiful young woman who left behind extreme emotional pain, questions, and grief for more people than she could have possibly known.
Heather, a mother of three who is still in the Lowcountry, is using the resources she has from a career built on social media, to help ensure more effort is spent on creating awareness and sharing resources available for the prevention of suicide.
Heather wrote about grief and more in this column: http://www.home-ec101.com/death-organ-and-tissue-donation-and-grief/
Phil Hollows, Heather’s boss, wrote a guest post talking about the true victims of suicide: http://www.home-ec101.com/how-to-help-suicides-true-victims/
A better time in Laura’s life, with her sister
