Marie Osmond's Son Commits Suicide 02/26/10

[essies]

Can't really comment because it would be tooooooooooooooo long. Been going through that since my sis did it 9 months ago. I DO NOT WISH THAT ON ANY FAMILY. I feel guilt and always will no matter how much people tell me I shouldn't.

I'm so sorry Kato. Sending prayers and hugs for you and all who have to deal with such a tragic loss!

 

[Blondie in Spokane]

This is such a heartbreak....that poor young man just had to be so miserable.....to figure that this was his only option.

I was dependant on pain pills (Hydrocodone) for many years and becoming "clean and sober" is a total b**ch. The battle never goes away, just like alcoholism. It's always there and so hard to fight. So many people think that we become addicted because we just want to "get high", but that's not it. We just want to "feel better" when we self-medicate.

I'm so sorry that he was unhappy in this life....I pray that he has found peace.

 

[Kimberlyd125]

This is such a heartbreak....that poor young man just had to be so miserable.....to figure that this was his only option.

I was dependant on pain pills (Hydrocodone) for many years and becoming "clean and sober" is a total b**ch. The battle never goes away, just like alcoholism. It's always there and so hard to fight. So many people think that we become addicted because we just want to "get high", but that's not it. We just want to "feel better" when we self-medicate.

I'm so sorry that he was unhappy in this life....I pray that he has found peace.

Blondie:

I'm so glad it is past tense. Congrats on your recovery.

 

[kato]

Thanks for the prayers guys. Ya know they say you get mad at the one who did it. But I'm not mad at my sister. I'm mad at myself because I supposedly was the more "ucked up one" for lack of better words. I tried to do it back in Nov. didn't succeed and ended up waking up in ICU hooked up to a heart monitor, IV, catheter, on oxygen and a tube down my nose. She's the one who had 3 kids to live for. I don't have any kids. IMO it takes a lot of nerve to take oneself out.

Thank God for insurance. It was almost 10 grand and I only have to pay about 500.

 

[keeponsearching]

This is just to bad. I read he suffered depression, and didn't fit in which was hard for making friends. I would be his friend, I will be anyones friends. I know what its like to be lonely with no friends.

 

[Penelope]

My prayers are with Michael, Marie Osmond and the rest of the family.

Sometimes when one suicide occurs in a community (especially among youth), another will happen soon after -- a "copycat" effect. Unfortunately, it it my opinion that Michael may have gotten a "push" to kill himself due to the well-publicized suicide of Walter Koenig's son. This is just speculation on my part.

 

[gitana1]

This is such a waste of a life. He must have felt so trapped by his depression that he could not stand it. I'm sure his family did everything possible to help him and yet it did not prevent this.
I firmly believe that there is a light at the end of the rainbow for people with depression and anxiety disorders. There is a way out of it. It can take years to find the right solution, but this boy couldn't wait. Poor kid and poor family. I don't know how they are going to cope.

 

[Cubby]

So very very sad. Our prayers to the Osmond family.

 

[capoly]

Prayers for Michael and his loved ones.

 

[Hopeful One]

This is such a heartbreak....that poor young man just had to be so miserable.....to figure that this was his only option.

I was dependant on pain pills (Hydrocodone) for many years and becoming "clean and sober" is a total b**ch. The battle never goes away, just like alcoholism. It's always there and so hard to fight. So many people think that we become addicted because we just want to "get high", but that's not it. We just want to "feel better" when we self-medicate.

I'm so sorry that he was unhappy in this life....I pray that he has found peace.

So glad you're sober. Keep it up! :blowkiss: