Suicide has to be a personal choice. There are times when one can be overwhelmed and without support find themselves lost in a sea of nothingness. Kate has a disease that is terrifically painful. She has had problems getting proper pain medication. Medicare makes it hard for those who need painkillers to get them while it seems those who need the stuff for recreation can get vast amounts for sums of money.
Anyway, Kate was close and she said she was in a dark place. I could tell and worried that it would be too much for her. It surly would have been for me. She held on and is now doing much better. She is on Morphine and has some Oxy for when things get bad. She is doing much better and I have started going back to work.
I do not blame anyone for going the route of suicide, things can just get out of hand and the only way out is the permanent stop that gives. Do not judge until you have traveled in their shoes.

She had an auto immune disease & CHOSE to seek permanent relief.

Now you're against suicide too?

I pretty much figured this is what happened when the daughters both said that she passed away after struggles with mental illness. Very very sad. We lose so many beautiful sweet people to depression. Their ability to get a gun is way to easy!