Monthly Archives: January 2014

Please Stop Saying, “Suicide is a permanent solution …”

Posted on January 31, 2014 by gatito2

Originally posted on Suicide Prevention News and Comment:
By Franklin Cook, SPNAC Editor I have worked in suicide prevention and suicide grief support for a little more than a decade, and for the past year and a half (since the…

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I Can’t Bring Her Back

Posted on January 31, 2014 by gatito2

I sit here at home in my over 9 months after losing Kaitlyn and I ponder quite a bit. I’ve posted 5 billion Facebook posts, over 400 blog posts, and have written an over 90,000 word book (my word document … Continue reading →

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What Transcends Death

Posted on January 30, 2014 by gatito2

Okay everyone, I AM in deep horrible grief about the death of Kaitlyn. I isolate myself a lot but I do not imagine things. I know I’ve mentioned incidences with Kaitlyn’s cat Gatito before but last night really made me … Continue reading →

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Snow Day

Posted on January 29, 2014 by gatito2

If Kaitlyn were alive, I would have already called her a few times to make sure she did not drive on the icy, snowy roads. She would have probably poo pooed me and if she wanted to go somewhere, she … Continue reading →

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In Memory of Kaitlyn Nicole Elkins

Posted on January 24, 2014 by gatito2

You know how funeral homes now ask for pictures of your loved one that has died so they can make a video slide for their visitation? Well, here is the one they did for us for Kaitlyn. I remember Me, … Continue reading →

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Depression Takes Another Young Life

Posted on January 24, 2014 by gatito2

This young woman that killed herself was so similar to Kaitlyn only she was not a medical student. This is what’s happening to our young, brilliant, athletic, college, grad school, med school, etc young people. In this world the pressure … Continue reading →

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Mauled

Posted on January 24, 2014 by gatito2

I continue to wake up every morning to the reality of the impossible. Knowing that my youngest, beautiful daughter killed herself is the mental equivalent to being continuously mauled by a bear…..all day and night, every day and night. I … Continue reading →

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This Crappy Obituary – For the Woman I Found Dead in the Starbucks Parking Lot

Posted on January 22, 2014 by gatito2

Originally posted on Legionwriter:
I thought you were sleeping. It seems silly now, but you must understand, when one sees a person slumped over inside a parked car, the most reasonable conclusion is rarely that the person slumped over is…

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Don’t Try to Fix Me

Posted on January 22, 2014 by gatito2

When Kaitlyn was a young teenager, the band Evanescence came out and she loved them. The first song I remember her listening to from this band was “My Immortal” and I do believe that remained one of her favorite songs … Continue reading →

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Where They Go

Posted on January 22, 2014 by gatito2

You know, one might think that after recently experiencing the worst tragedy imaginable, the loss of your child by suicide and trying your best to survive that, that the loss of a beloved pet would be just like one single … Continue reading →

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