http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/08/margaret-jensvold-marylan_n_921317.html?1312833712 man talk about tough life. One reason to have family members. It may not count for much but when the world is closing in. It counts for something.
This is a heartbreaking story. I especially feel for the child's father. I can kind of understand where she was coming from. I have dealt with deep depression before & had periods in my past where I was suicidal. After my son was born, I had a severe case of postpartum depression in addition to the depression I was already dealing with, & I wanted to die. Wanting to be here for my son is what kept me alive; there was no way I could leave him & no way I could take his life. I was so fucked up mentally that I would pray every night that my son & I wouldn't wake up in the morning, & I went to sleep hoping that prayer would be answered. I can understand why she couldn't leave her son behind if she wasn't going to be around to care for him. I can just imagine the depth of the pain, loneliness, hopelessness & desperation she had to have felt to make such a decision. Too often folks don't have anyone to turn to or they believe they don't, & it can lead to tragic consequences.
