I just found out that my 26 year old cousin killed himself last night. He had schizophrenia and has had a real hard life since his teen years. Things have been so bad that I had thought this was inevitable somehow. It is such an awful disease. It robs people of their spirit. I hope he finds peace now. Im on my way to Philadelphia, see you guys next week.
I wasn't sure if I was going to post this, because it's not something anyone wants to hear, but suicide, for whatever reason, is a scourge and it needs to be discussed more openly, without the immense stigma around it.