09-20-2018, 01:27 PM
I'm glad he felt able to tell this story, and I think it helped that the writer to whom he told it--Stanford's own Molly Knight--is well-known to the program (she's done Stanford player profiles in the past, including one of Bryce Love earlier this year).
I can't imagine the pain that Solomon and his family have been going through, and my heart breaks for them, and for his sister for what she endured. May they all find peace, whether here or in the hereafter. May the wide distribution of this story help one person better identify warning signs in a loved one. May it help surviving families of suicide victims realize that sometimes you do everything you can to be there, and there's no stigma in your family, and you affirm your loved one as much as you can, and it's still not enough, and it's not your fault. And may we all be just a little bit kinder and more gracious to others, as we don't know the demons that each person around us is trying to battle--they need our support, not our judgment.
I can't imagine the pain that Solomon and his family have been going through, and my heart breaks for them, and for his sister for what she endured. May they all find peace, whether here or in the hereafter. May the wide distribution of this story help one person better identify warning signs in a loved one. May it help surviving families of suicide victims realize that sometimes you do everything you can to be there, and there's no stigma in your family, and you affirm your loved one as much as you can, and it's still not enough, and it's not your fault. And may we all be just a little bit kinder and more gracious to others, as we don't know the demons that each person around us is trying to battle--they need our support, not our judgment.