I come from a large Irish Catholic family. Suicide (I still can't believe I'm typing that) is a very difficult topic for us. I have not been a practicing Catholic in some years, but I find myself conflicted in the moral dynamic. I'm not exactly sure what I believe, except that if there is great Evil in the world, there must also be great Good.

I've tried to remain level-headed (that will sound absolutely ridiculous to me weeks and months from now) because I have a career in medicine and I...

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