PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE – HEAR ME! YOU ARE ENOUGH, AND PLEASE STAY ANOTHER DAY.  If you or anyone you know is struggling with their mental health, please dial 988. That is the suicide and crisis prevention hotline. There you will find 24/7 support.

I mention this because this story is just another tragic example of a young person who thinks the only answer is to take their own life.

A mom who used to live in Derby and has since moved to Missouri went through something no parent should ever have to endure. Just after the new year, her 13-year-old daughter Aria took her life. Then she found the letter Aria had written to country star Megan Moroney. What followed was a gut-wrenching video that mom Adriana shared, hoping the internet would do its thing and that Megan would find out about Aria, who was one of Megan’s biggest fans.

Thankfully, the internet succeeded and Megan wrote Adriana back in hopes that her words and some flowers would comfort her.

thank you Megan.