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Kim Bader: I stand in front of you as a grieving mother, having lost my beautiful son Nicoholas to suicide. That loss will forever bring me to my knees and life has changed forever. We need the support groups. We need the professionals. We need research, resources, and the courage to talk about the hard things. Resilience isn't always loud or visible. Sometimes it's just getting out of bed. Sometimes it's speaking the truth even when your voice shakes. Sometimes it's putting one foot in front of the other and choosing just to live, choosing to get help. I do this for the ones still struggling. I do this for the families still searching for answers. I do this for my children and for myself because I need everyone to know even in the face of unimaginable loss, life can still hold a meaning. I may be average, but I've learned that none of us are ordinary, that we all carry something extraordinary. We carry that fear, but we carry passion, love, but we carry hope. Hope that tomorrow will be better, that I will be better, that we will be okay.

[Text on screen: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center


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