Because of Hanah

Its May 2024, Im going into our 12th year without my girl. When this first happned and I would see other grieiving moms posts and they would be dated and it would have been years, It felt so foreign to me and I would think surely they have had some resolve by now. No. No. This does not happen. For us moms and dads, it is always like yesterday. I still talk about her as if she was here. I still remember all the memories as if they just happened, good and bad. All of the cute childhood memories are sitll like just the other day. So 12 years is absoutely an irrelavant number to me. It has not changed anything in my heart. The heartbreak is still as painful as it has always been. My voice still breaks and tears fill my eyes when I mention her name or as I am writing this today. I do not post here often but always come here everyday. Please know if you are hurting, someone cares because I do. If you are reading this please send me an email and I will say a prayer for you and I ask you to do the same for me. Hugs to you and.......keep breathing.....because of Hanah. 

Love, Kym

June 1, 2022
Where are we now? Isolation, Devastation, Sickness, Loss, Mourning, .........Our students have suffered so much more than we ever thought. No prom, no high school playoff games, no senior parties, no socializing....seriously how can anyone imagine not having their high school years social life? So many of those times defined who we became in our young adulthood and beyond? I can't imagine just being at home for two years of my high school career. Sadly in addition to all of the illnesses and deaths the pandemic has spread across the globe, it also has increased our suicide rates with not just students but everyone. 
'However there is always Hope. We mustn't forget that we always have Hope. As long as one of us holds breath, we have Hope. Don't stop believing. Humanity has faced many problems and come out ahead. We shall rise again now. This school year, everyone was mostly back in classrooms. All events are happening, all businesses are open, concerts are on, and although life is not as it was....it seems we are back to living it outside of our homes again. I will continue to travel and work with schools. I'm always available for anyone seeking help. Remember to Ask,Care,Tell. ACT! Be there for your friends and family and most importantly yourself. God bless us all as we navigate through this new way of the world.......

peace, love and understanding 

Hanah's Mom

We provided suicide awareness and prevention training to students across the nation as well as Europe. This past year took me around the world.  I had the honor and pleasure to meet and visit with so many students and I learned that students all across the world face the same exact problems.  The most important thing I learned is that we are all just people trying to get through the day. I visited some of the most beautiful places on the planet and was humbled by this beauty. By the end of December the final number of students trained was 30,694. We have definitely come a long way. I wish this training was not needed. I wish my daughter was here and I could travel the world with her just becuase we enjoy traveling and there wasn't such a desperate need to convey to our global youth that life is worth living no matter what. In addition I want to thank everyone who helped me. My friends in Rome who interpreted for me and all of the great new friends who helped me set up and provided equipment for me to use in foreign countries. And of course the Conner family whom without them none of these trainings would have been possible. Also my employer last year,  Norwegian Airlines for their generosity that allowed me to conduct these trainings while on my work layovers. Ask, Care, Tell ....and remember You Matter.