Southern Alberta Suicide Support Group

Good evening, it’s been a while since I’ve posted but I wanted to run something by you all, I want to continue to raise money for my nephews who are now fatherless and will have a life time of heart ache, as aunty it’s my duty to help them in any way I can. First off I want to get those silicone bracelets made to sell for 5$ each and then half or what we raise will go to my nephews and the other half will go to suicide awareness and prevention and so far the only place I can ...find is one up in Calgary to dontate to....if anyone has any ideas in regards to this please comment and share your ideas and thoughts on this. Please no rude comments so think before you speak, is it going to help us? Or is it going to sound rude? Please we want to work together on this and help others who can’t help themselves. Oh and by the way my nephews are only 2 years and 5 years old. They are the sweetest most cutest boys you would ever meet, seeing my brother live on through them makes my heart melt I hope we can all put our heads together and get something really positive going in regards to all of this. Bless you all See more

Who would have known that the stats for male versus female suicide rates is higher in men, three times higher!!! This stat has to go down, we need more education about pin pointing signs that someone maybe contemplating suicide....especially in men, they are raised to be the man who is strong and provides for his family and is so strong headed that nothing can stop him in life, they are raised to hide emotions and feelings cuz that’s more of a female thing to do is talk about what they are feeling!!!! I wish the stigma behind suicide was not real at all, it doesn’t make that person weak, it makes them human!!! We all have a heart, some more fragile life....time to talk about this, all of this!!!!!

Visiting and inviting to go out and about helps

To my dear little brother, (By me his older sis, it turned out to be a nice poem to him....) To my little brother, ... My little brother, I know you were sad and going down hill, I was waiting to catch you and hold you til you seen the sun again, the good things in life. I would have held to ur hand forever if that meant not letting you go but I know in my heart and soul that God needed you more than I, times will get tougher but I want you to know you were right about me being the strong one the smart one, and for you I’ll stand tall and talk about your heart, and your message will go on.....you have already saved one life already and that is me, there are so many more to go! Rest easy my brother, I promise you I will get it all back that I slowly let go. It’s my time to be who I was meant to be, please know I forgive you and love you with all my soul!!! To the moon and back, you are very special to me, never again will I have that connection that I had with you with anyone else in this world. So do me a favour give my dad a hug and save a seat for me! Until God calls me home I’ll be spreading your message and you will save more lives, not just me! I love you Jordan so much. My heart still breaks, the tears still flow, please do me one more favour and watch over me, nanna, mom and chad, we all need you so much but we know God needed you more; your a angel now so let your wings fly and remember we will meet you at that gate when God calls us home. Love you always, Love you forever, I’ll always got you, I got you brother.... Rest In Peace

I noticed while I was frantically googling support groups etc for suicide/self harm/mental health illnesses that there are groups but they are in the Calgary area and non for any of us further down south in Alberta. Since there was several suicides in Medicine Hat over the past few months and with the suicide of my dear younger brother a day after his 30th birthday I thought and thought and thought some more....how can I help those who are affected by suicide/self harm/mental... health illnesses all together???? Well this is the start of Jordan’s story. He may have left a huge hole in a lot of people hearts and the viewing and memorial may be done but his story is just beginning.....as Jordan’s older sister I was his protector from the day he was born to his untimely death on August 23, 2020! It’s my duty to make sure no one forgets the good things about Jordan as well as it’s my job to explain about his demons he was fighting so people can begin to understand why he made the choice he did. And most important of all it’s my job to find resources and people who maybe struggling too that need support and that are scarred to ask for help. I want to make sure no one ever gets to that point that they feel there is only one option left and that’s to end their life! I want to be a listening ear, a shoulder to cry on and a friend to whom may feel like they have no one in life they can confide in. I want to bring awareness to the society, to people all over the world about the topics of suicide, self harm, and overall mental illnesses diagnosed or not yet diagnosed! It takes 6 months on a waiting list to get to see a psychiatrist to get diagnosed and properly medicated and sometimes it takes another month or couple months to get on the right medication. It may seem like too much for one fighting the urge to end it all! The 6 month waiting period is in my opinion ridiculous and it was too late for my brother, he was one month away from seeing the specialist, I prayed he would hang on til he got to see that psychiatrist, prayed harder that he just wouldn’t ever give up and leave me or leave his family and friends. Ultimately he made his choice August 23 of this year! He left behind me his older sister and a older brother, his mom, many friends who were pretty much family, his estranged father and uncle and some cousins too! The biggest thing his decision will have a impact on is his two sons he left behind, a 5 year old and 2 year old! Now it’s time to open up about men and mental illness, get rid of the stigma behind suicide and that it means your weak etc. No it means your human and you feel things more intensely is all, they love harder and live harder and after a while they get tired just like anyone else. I loved my brother so much, the pain I have is unbearable, but talking helps and I want to help those also affected by suicide as well. Much love to you all. See more