01/28/2026
Dearest Cassie🤍
I’m having a really hard time wrapping my brain around this. I’ve tried hard to make sense of it and I can’t. It’s one of those things in life that I just can’t seem to reconcile in my mind. 💔
I have a weird habit of talking to my people who have transitioned to the other side as a way of coping…and I’ve found myself in plenty of conversations with you the past few days.
We only met a couple of years ago, but the circumstances that brought us together were personal and intimate. You, a su***de attempt survivor, and me, a su***de loss survivor. Both of us shared a deep desire to advocate for awareness and prevention. Thank you for rallying for something so important to me. Thank you for so bravely sharing your story and talking about mental health awareness and su***de prevention. Thank you for encouraging me to keep advocating when it felt hard to do. Thank you for being so open and honest. You helped heal parts of my own broken heart and your experience and perspective helped bring some understanding to what I couldn’t make sense of.
I wish I could say I understand or I’ve come to peace with the reality of your departure, but that’s not true. I don’t understand. My heart hurts. Yes, my heart hurts for me…but it really, really hurts for your babies. Your beautiful, beautiful babies. And for your mama; gosh, your sweet mama.😢And your dad, sisters, grandparents and on and on and on. All the people who loved you so deeply and got to be the recipient of your goodness and love. All the people who you so courageously and openly helped. Cassie, you leave a void. A giant void.
One of the things you said to me in the very first message you ever sent me was “I want to be able to help others by sharing my story”.
Girl, you did. 🤍 You did it well and I’m grateful that our paths crossed and that I had the privilege of knowing you. Of working with you and of seeing your heart and God given gifts.
You helped people in the flesh and you’ll continue to help people in spirit. Your passion for mental health awareness and su***de prevention will live on…through me and many others.
And now you bring awareness to domestic violence. 😔
Cassie, you were one of the most brave, strong and resilient women I’ve ever known. As I’ve lost people I love over the last few years I’ve tried hard to implement something I admired or loved about them into my life. From you…I will take increased passion for helping and giving hope and light to those who may be struggling. And resilience. So much strength and resilience.🤍
Cassie, I love you. You blessed my life and I am forever grateful to have known you.🤍
I have absolute faith that you’re ok and in a glorious place…it’s the void you leave here…the sadness and loss for your loved ones to navigate. I pray so earnestly for peace and comfort over your family. That your parents, siblings, grandparents, etc will be strengthened, lifted and held as they navigate these coming days, weeks and beyond. That your babies will carry with them your love and light and always feel you near. I also hope and pray that Chris’s other children and family feel peace and comfort. That they feel loved and held and seen. I pray that your story…all of it…will continue to bring awareness, hope and stength and that it will reach those who need it most.
Until we meet again Cassie.🫶🏼
And if you get to meet that boy of mine…hug him tight for me.🤍
