People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.<\/em><\/strong> Loss is one of the hardest experiences for human beings to go through and deal with. Many of us have no idea how to deal with loss or process it, as we tend to <\/span><\/span>stay stuck in our emotions, our feelings and our experiences. The suicide of a child brings up many emotions and experiences:<\/p>\n This blog explores two aspects:<\/p>\n Maria Pasquini of People Magazine wrote:<\/p>\n On Thursday, the mom of 13 shared a heartbreaking Facebook message revealing her \u201cheart is struggling to continue to beat.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cNormal day, let me be aware of the treasure you are. Let me learn from you, love you, bless you before you depart. Let me not pass you by in quest of some rare and perfect tomorrow. Let me hold you while I may, for it may not always be so. One day I shall dig my nails into the earth, or bury my face in the pillow, or stretch myself taut, or raise my hands to the sky and want, more than all the world, your return,\u201d the 57-year-old radio star began, quoting Mary Jean Irion.<\/p>\n \u201cThere will not be another \u2018normal day\u2019 with my Zack-Attack, at least not in this life time,\u201d she continued. \u201cNo more cooking his favorite foods or bringing home gallons of his favorite juice, no more laughter around the bon fire or Christmas mornings. My heart is struggling to continue to beat.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThank you for your prayers, love and support. Please pray for his grandparents, his siblings, his dad and his friends. We are all doing our best to focus on his joyful heart, his wild free spirit and his smile,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n \u201cHe was my wild child; 13 broken bones, umpteen trips to the hospital with appendicitis, tonsillitis, a fractured skull. He was wild but so so so sweet,\u201d the Port Orchard, Washington-based star\u00a0told PEOPLE in this week\u2019s issue, as she recalled the memories of raising son Zack (one of her three biological children, the other 10 were welcomed through adoption).<\/p>\n Zack\u2019s own struggle began recently, following a Dec. 2016 car accident. \u201cThe event traumatized him,\u201d she continued. A painful breakup and an illness followed suit and soon Zack found himself behind in school.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen he found out he wouldn\u2019t graduate he spiraled into depression, and was honest about it,\u201d said his mom, who quickly \u201cfound him doctors, a fabulous counselor and support group.\u201d<\/p>\n Just before the end, \u201cHe was doing so well,\u201d she added. \u201cHe was looking forward to making up his missed credits, graduating and starting film school. He was fascinated with science fiction and time travel and began to talk about the book\u00a0A Wrinkle in Time<\/em>\u00a0and quantum physics.\u201d<\/p>\n While Delilah declined to share the manner of his death, she said Zack left behind a message. \u201cHis goodbye note did not mention sadness, anger, angst or depression, just a pressing madness about feeling like this world was not his home.\u201d<\/p>\n This is yet another round of sadness for the radio star, who\u00a0after struggles with her own parents and three failed marriages, wed business owner Paul Warner in 2012 \u2014 but that same year she also lost 16-year-old son Sammy to complications from sickle cell anemia.<\/p>\n Now, with Zack\u2019s passing, Delilah has decided to take a leave of absence from her radio show to mourn and turn towards her husband, family and millions of listeners for comfort. \u201cThe lady who is there for everyone else every single night now needs our love and our prayers sent right back to her,\u201d Delilah\u2019s rep told PEOPLE.<\/p>\n
\nELISABETH KUBLER-ROSS<\/p>\n\n
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Informational Insights: Suicide, Loss and \"ME\"<\/h2>\n