National Suicide Prevention Week and World Suicide Prevention Day - Monday

I am just one person in this world. I accept that. But I will not accept that I cannot change this world. Today on World Suicide Prevention Day I am remembering my cousin Megan. She was an incredibly joyous person and cared so much for those people in her life. She was one of my best supports after my mother died because she too had lost a parent when she was in high school. She knew just what to say to show me that she loved me. Despite all her love and affection she took her own life in 2010. I will never forget her, certainly, but the way I want to remember her best is by living through her example. I am Co-President of TWLOHA because I believe in the ability of a person to change the world. Whether the change comes about globally or just in one person's life, change is possible. Megan taught me that selfless love and working towards understanding and accepting each other is the best way to live life. She is gone now but I plan on never stopping spreading the message of love and acceptance. I want everyone to know that I am just one person, but I plan on changing the world, one message of love at a time.

-Elizabeth