Out of the Darkness Walk 2010
Please enjoy this video of our walk on Siesta Beach in support of suicide prevention.
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Out of the Darkness Walk 2009
Please Support Suicide Prevention
Adam & I in Key West
I will be participating in the “Out of the Darkness” Community Walk for Suicide Prevention on Sunday morning in Siesta Key. I am walking in honor of my son, Adam Szychowski and to support the efforts of the AFSP (American Foundation of Suicide Prevention).
If you can walk with me I welcome you. If you cannot walk but would like to support this cause, please consider making a donation.
Adam was a brilliant, joyful, loving, creative soul. In a moment of darkness he did the unthinkable. Unfortunately, the statistics are staggering I am left with the pain of missing him.
This walk is my way of trying to do something. AFSP funds research into suicide prevention. It is a wonderful and brilliant organization, and I’m hoping that they will be able to save lives.
To walk with me: Go to : www.outofthedarkness.org and register to walk. When you register, sign up as a team walker, our team is called “ADAM LIVES” (You can also register the morning of the walk at Siesta Beach) The walk begins at 9:00 A.M at the Siesta Key Pavilion. Registration begins at 8:00.
To Donate: Visit my page at the “Out of the Darkness Walk”
I appreciate your support… together maybe we can prevent even one needless death.
Out of the Darkness 2008
On October 26th we walked to raise funds for suicide prevention. It was a beautiful sunny day on the beach, and the atmosphere was sad but loving. I was reflecting on my beautiful son, Adam who committed suicide on Jan 11. I still experience a jolt when I realize that he is dead. I do believe that his spirit lives, thus the name of our team.
If you are suicidal, there is a phone number to call: it is 1-800-273-TALK. Please call. Please stay alive. You are more important than you will ever know. Life is beautiful and the hard time will pass. I will be missing Adam for the rest of my life.
The Walk 2008
Well the walk was Sunday, and after a few very busy workdays, I’ve had a chance to look at the pictures and collect my thoughts.
There were so many wonderful moments.
A huge Thank You !!! To all who participated. Those who donated and walked in Sarasota and those who walked and donated in Manchester. Together we raised over $6,000 for suicide prevention studies.
Chris organized the Manchester walk, and she and I have had so many conversations throughout the months since Adam died. She is the mother of Adam’s girlfriend. She came to love Adam in the short time that she got to know him. He loved her too. She and her husband totally embraced him. She and I have talked a lot about turning this tragedy into something that can help someone. I’m grateful that she has helped me to see that I can keep going forward and that something positive can come from this.
Chris sent me some photos from the Manchester walk and I’ve got some shots from the Siesta Key (Sarasota) walk. I’m putting them together and will post a small slide show… so watch this space.
I am inspired by so many conversations that took place on Sunday. We talked through our tears about our loss, our learning, our faith, our hope and how we cope. As we walked.
It is a profound experience to be with others who have lost their son, brother, friend, cousin, nephew, grandson… and of course all of that in the female gender too. But what was so profoundly sad was that so many of the people who have committed suicide were so young. And beautiful. Just like Adam.
That’s what surviving suicide is about.
