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Comeback heart— #griefheart number 266

From Anne Moss: Michael is a thoughtful young man who attended a special needs school. He has mood disorder, sleep disorder a learning disability and has suffered from suicidal thoughts. With a lot of perseverance, he has worked his way up to being a manager at a restaurant and he sent this picture and a the narrative.

by Michael Widuch

On Monday October 30th, 2017, I started to come back to emotionally naked after drifting away for some time. I started on the article where I last read which was “CareTalks Presentation Video.”

I felt Anne Moss Rogers source of love for her youngest son, Charles Aubrey Rogers, when she talked about him during her speech in the video. I felt inspired and felt that compassion and love for her and her son again like the first time I saw her website.

On my break at work, I decided to get onions and pickles to add to my lunch. I noticed a found a pickle heart. I thought immediately this could fit in with Anne Moss Rogers’ #griefheart project.

I took the picture on my cellular phone. I never met either Anne Moss Rogers or Charles Aubrey Rogers, but I feel connected with the “village” found online on her website. This is a reminder of the “comeback” feelings I felt towards Charles Aubrey Rogers the first time I saw this cheerful, zealous individual. It made me feel compassion for his death.

Charles will be a person missed always and made a impact and impression on all who got to know him personally –or like me through his mother’s blog.

What is the #griefheart project?

I explain my #griefheart project here.

See all #griefhearts so far on pinterest or on this blog by #griefheart category.

I wanted to know what he was going to be

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Anne Moss Rogers

I am an emotionally naked mental health speaker, and author of the Book, Diary of a Broken Mind and co-author with Kim O'Brien PhD, LICSW of Emotionally Naked: A Teacher's Guide to Preventing Suicide and Recognizing Students at Risk. I raised two boys, Richard and Charles, and lost my younger son, Charles to addiction and suicide on June 5, 2015. I help people foster a culture of connection to prevent suicide, reduce substance misuse and find life after loss. My motivational mental health keynotes, training and workshop topics include suicide prevention, addiction, mental illness, anxiety, coping strategies/resilience, and grief. As talented and funny as Charles was, letting other people know they matter was his greatest gift. And now the legacy I try and carry forward in my son's memory. Mental Health Speakers Website. Trained in ASIST and trainer for the evidence-based 4-hour training for everyone called safeTALK.

2 thoughts on “Comeback heart— #griefheart number 266”

  1. Thank you, Michael! How neat you found the pickle heart and decided to share it with us. We appreciate you and are with you. Please keep fighting – you are worth it!

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