Rick Warren, pastor of one of the nation's largest evangelical
churches, said his son committed suicide last week after
battling depression and mental illness. Comments from Facebook:
It makes no difference if or what you believe; it's sad when you
lose someone you love to suicide. Everyone involved blames
themselves. They tell themselves: If they could have spent 20
more minutes, or if they had just called at the right time, it
may have been avoided.  You can't imagine the pain unless you
have been there.  Rokell Hopper  Notice how Warren described it:
"You who watched Matthew grow up knew he was an incredibly kind,
gentle and compassionate man. ... But only those closest knew
that he struggled with mental illness, dark holes of depression,
and even suicidal thoughts." As though these two groups of
traits were mutually exclusive.  Depression isn't a Dr. Jekyll
and Mr. Hyde type of illness. Our society needs to understand it
better.  Jen Kirley  Learn the signs and never be afraid to ask
questions. Mental il