Horrible news out of Calgary and U of C today.

[1argoholic]

I live very close to mental illness as my wife suffers from clinical depression and anxiety. It doesn't help that she lives with a guy who has issues with being a total fool and clown. I just can't help being a prankster and goofball.
No one would even be able to tell that she suffers from these.

To top it all off she works at Canadian Mental Help in the accounting department. She has to take training to learn how to deal with a violent situation or what to do with a suicidal person who calls in when she covers a receptionist who is on lunch. She actually just brought up a point at work the other day about putting someone on hold. She thought that would force a hangup. They teach to just ask, "are you feeling suicidal" because they have reached out they won't hang up.

Speaking of which nothing has been mentioned on this site but many Argo fans lost a great guy in Argo Ed who left to live in the Dominican Republic about four years ago now. About three to four weeks ago we had the news that this seemingly happy guy with tons of friends commit suicide down there. Talk about horrible news. Many fun memories riding the GO train with Ed, Sacramento trip watching the Argos lose on the same night that Joe Carter hit his huge World Series winning home run.
I'm just speculating but I know Ed must have been very affected from the 911 incidents because his former company in Toronto had offices in the Twin Towers and he lost friends. I think that helped him make his choice to move to The Dominican Republic. Just my thoughts as we'll never know.

Just talk people, as no one wants to lose friends in this manner.

[294life]

I live very close to mental illness as my wife suffers from clinical depression and anxiety. It doesn't help that she lives with a guy who has issues with being a total fool and clown. I just can't help being a prankster and goofball.
No one would even be able to tell that she suffers from these.

To top it all off she works at Canadian Mental Help in the accounting department. She has to take training to learn how to deal with a violent situation or what to do with a suicidal person who calls in when she covers a receptionist who is on lunch. She actually just brought up a point at work the other day about putting someone on hold. She thought that would force a hangup. They teach to just ask, "are you feeling suicidal" because they have reached out they won't hang up.

Speaking of which nothing has been mentioned on this site but many Argo fans lost a great guy in Argo Ed who left to live in the Dominican Republic about four years ago now. About three to four weeks ago we had the news that this seemingly happy guy with tons of friends commit suicide down there. Talk about horrible news. Many fun memories riding the GO train with Ed, Sacramento trip watching the Argos lose on the same night that Joe Carter hit his huge World Series winning home run.
I'm just speculating but I know Ed must have been very affected from the 911 incidents because his former company in Toronto had offices in the Twin Towers and he lost friends. I think that helped him make his choice to move to The Dominican Republic. Just my thoughts as we'll never know.

Just talk people, as no one wants to lose friends in this manner.

A very touching story. Thank you for sharing.