And, let me hastily add: I'm not saying that you are responsible for keeping a friend or relative alive. Suicide is a decision made by the person him/herself. But if you can deflect the impulse for one more day or one more week; if you can recognize deep depression; if you can feel like you've intervened successfully, what a blessing it would be.
CL
(*) A lot more about this subject in my book, BLUE GENES:A Memoir of Loss and Survival (This September, published by Doubleday)
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