12/09/2024
Cupcakes for my beautiful patients today -
R U OK? is a national su***de prevention charity and registered public health promotion that encourages people to stay connected and have conversations that can help others through difficult times. A conversation can save a life, and remove that stigma that su***de has. It’s okay to feel these emotions, we are only human and life is hard at times. But you need to remember that life is so worth living for and you’re so loved. We can never underestimate the impact that every life lost to su***de has on family and friends. Behind every number is a life which was valued and will be missed.
Unfortunately my family and I found out the hard way that su***de can happen to any one of us when we lost my brother in 2016. I was so shocked that I was convinced they had the wrong person. He was so loved, happy and enjoyed life. He didn’t want to end his life, he wanted the anxiety and stress to go. He made one bad decision after being sleep deprived for days from work related stress and now he is gone forever.
James was the real reason why I got into cosmetic nursing as it was to traumatic for me to be working in the hospital. A move that I will never regret as I love my job so much. I feel like he would be laughing at me being a cosmetic nurse now, he hated the big lips and over treated faces. If he was still here, I would have to educate him about a natural aesthetic and how cosmetic medicine is not that 😂 he would be so proud of me, just like I am of him. He had his own business, he was so successful and he will always be my inspiration. He achieved more in his 28 years than I ever will in a life time and I miss him so much every single day.
Men are 3 times more likely to commit su***de than females, which is why we need to encourage males to speak up. So please check in on your loved ones and yourself as you never know what someone is going through or what the brain is capable of doing under extreme stress.
Being so vulnerable on my business page is hard, but if this post impacts just one persons life, then it was all worth it!