suicide
The amount of celebrity suicides this year has been tragically problematic, and equally mysterious. Eerily just days apart in June, fashion designer Kate Spade and world-renowned chef Anthony Bourdain were found dead by apparent suicide. Friends and family close to Bourdain and Spade kept emphasizing how happy and normal the … Read More
As more becomes known about PTSD and its effects on first responders, there has become an increased public outcry that more be done to address this growing problem. Often the first to arrive on the scene, First Responders also often bear the brunt of the effects of PTSD. In a … Read More
When Alexandra was 18 years old and in her last year of high school, she found out that her mom had ovarian cancer. Her younger sister was just 12. Cancer advanced quickly, and she passed away in December of 2007, just 8 months after the diagnosis. Earlier that year, her … Read More
Today we sat down with Mitch Hermansen, Director of Development for the non-profit Movember foundation. The Movember foundation focuses on men’s health – it originally started with a focus on prostate cancer and while it always approached issues in a holistic manner, in the past few years, its taken more … Read More
A professional wrestler who prevented a woman from jumping off a bridge says “years of grappling” helped him save the woman’s life. Harry Francis Smith (ring name: Davey Boy Smith Jr.), was in the right place at the right time when he was driving in Calgary and spotted a young … Read More
