Hi all,

I want to thank Reggie for inviting me to join your group. I am grateful
for the thought.

My name is Sandra, and I live in Canada. Any other Canadians here? I have
two children. I was married for 11 years to an abusive hubby. We were
living in California at the time, and the kids and I finally jumped on a
plane and flew away from all that sorrow.

I was involved with a major airline crash. I spent about 3-4 months working
within CISM (critical incident stress management). I spent time with the
family members at the beginning, and then I spent the remaining months at
the morgue. There were not any bodies, only body parts. It was grey there.
It was always just a blanket of grey. You may understand what I mean, and
*everybody* lost pieces of their mental health there.

I made a serious suicide attempt this past June. I may have wanted to be
saved, but I was more than willing to die. I'm not quite sure about the
whole incident because I am missing some time in my memories. The police
"rescued" me, though, and I spent some time in a Short Term Crisis Unit.

Thank you again, Reggie, for the invitation. No one understands like a
fellow survivor......because we DID survive, you know. We are living proof
that the soul is a strong contender against the sadness and horror we
witness.

Hugs,
Sandra
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