I am mentally well: I maintain a typical 40-hour work week while raising two young children, traversing a marriage, pursuing a master’s degree in counseling, and volunteering in a hospice.
When I was finally able to reach Ariel, she was in a nursing facility following a suicide attempt. The first night we spoke, we sobbed unintelligibly from either side of the line. We were both so scared. My heart was breaking and hers was already smashed. “I’m coming to see you tomorrow, OK? Is that OK? Can I come see you?”
