Erica and Sharon have an honest conversation about suicide. Erica discusses if she ever considered suicide as an option following her losses. When someone dies by suicide there is often a stigma about the circumstances by which they died. Often, the surviving loved ones of someone who has died by suicide are left feeling abandoned, responsible and in pain.
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