When I was searching for Ksenia, I was not looking for an Alive Ksenia,unfortunately. (My gut feeling.) I had heard she was suicidal, and I felt she could have succumbed to hypothermia. It would have been great if she was found alive, but she wasn't.
She had taken a toxic amount of diphenhydramine, and her body was frozen in the snow.
I wanted to help her family and help the community. Her son, a cadet, died mysteriously weeks before. It was such a tragedy all the way around. Nobody knew that he had killed himself at that time, as well.
Here is a portion from this article:
"Update: Promising Air Force Cadet Alex Quiros died in his room at the Air Force Academy way back on April 2 — and on April 18, the body of his mother, Ksenia Quiros, was found in an open space area in Colorado Springs."
"The causes of such deaths are typically reported within days — and it's highly unusual for delays in the release of such information to stretch out for weeks, let alone months, as has been the case with Alex's passing."
"Now, however, the El Paso County coroner has confirmed that both Alex and Ksenia took their own lives, with Alex doing so by stabbing himself more than twenty times."
http://www.westword.com/news/corone...om-ksenia-quiros-took-their-own-lives-6654582
Ksenia had a husband and another son. I wanted to help them get their loved one back.
They had gone through enough pain and anguish as it was already with Alex. For Ksenia to be found gave closure.
My background is Military.
My father had two tours of Viet-Nam, earning the Bronze Star Medal.
Growing up in the military as a "dependent/family member" was not easy. Many traumatic times for myself and my family.
My father saw war and was in war. I am the daughter of a retired CSM, a 30 year career soldier.
Not to say it would be easy if I saw a deceased body, but my thoughts in helping would over ride the uneasiness of finding a deceased body.
That is just who I am.
IMOO.