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Maryland Congressman Jamie Raskin and his wife, Sarah Bloom Raskin, described their son as a “radiant light in this broken world.” Tommy Raskin died on December 31 at age 25 after a painful struggle with depression.
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A pain which many parents have had to go through sadly. my sympathies.
So sad God Bless your family.
Depression is painful…. for all. May his soul rest in peace.
Diseases aren’t picky. They effect all humans, and everyone they know.
Rich or poor.
Strong or weak.
The toughest battles are in ourselves.
Praying for Tommy and his Family 🙏
Rip
The years was trapped in the American people from the stimulus check 2006 end up talking about it that’s shameful
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Prayers for the family and friends during this difficult time.
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In order to heal the ravages of suicidal depression, one can’t face one’s demons alone. It can’t be done without the surrender to a higher power. Lots of loving support from others is an important first step but ultimately one has to muster the courage to know the unknowable and that takes relentless work on one’s self and one’s relationships. Pills from a bottle are OK for worst-case episodes, but for true growth, it takes a genuine commitment to battle one’s self practically as well as spiritually. The two are inseparable.
Amen! I haven’t been able to articulate this to people like you have here. Thank you.
@J R Thank you for the kind remark, JR. I had a 20-year-old male cousin with his whole life before him. He had a lot going for him including a wealthy, prominent family. He chose to lock himself in his parent’s garage and start the family car. Need I say more? The problem with suicide is people get that you are hurting and that you need help, but suicide takes you to a place of no return. That’s the sad part. Realizing that you are in trouble and seeking support is the way to move forward. Realizing you are in trouble and killing yourself profoundly punishes both you and your loved ones forever. One cannot reverse death, unfortunately. It has the last word. Interesting we both have the same initials. Sorry, we couldn’t have connected under more pleasant circumstances. Be well. Joel Roher PS Have you known suicide in your own family?
5 years ago I lost my partner of 19 years who was tortured with depression and no-polar schizo affected disorder. His demons finally won. I found that most at risk were thought to be so aware that Suicide couldn’t happen. My shared sorrow to the Raskins & all those who knew Tommy.
I am so sorry, David. Losing someone to suicide is one of the more difficult losses we endure. So many questions that will never be answered and it hurts that much more. May God bless you and your partner.
What “broken world”? The only thing broken is the democrats and medias trust among the people.
Uh wow open your eyes. Everything is broken. We live in a fallen, broken world. I take it you aren’t a Christian. If you were you would see that.
@John Welch her replacement was named by Gavin Newsome weeks ago
@J R um wow, open your own eyes, being a Christian makes you an authority on exactly nothing. It doesn’t give you some higher standing or mean you are more committed to morality than the next person. The only thing that is broken is the demented thought process that makes people believe they are entitled to everything under the Sun with no effort put forth on their own part. What’s broken is that if it weren’t for double standards, democrats would have no standards at all. What’s broken is that 39% of the electorate, 17% of those being democrats and 30% independent voters, believe this election was rigged. That’s nearly half of voters. Rather than conduct forensic audits in the states in question, verifying the veracity and restoring confidence in the most important event that occurs in this Republic… we have registered democrats, who account for less than 1/3rd of the population, blocking every attempt to get answers. But these are problems common to life and can be easily remedied by decent people. Unfortunately, there is no decency on the political left.
@J R no disrespect intended, religious affiliatiation aside, anyone with a soul, see the broken world we live in, anyone else is soulless or blatantly being ignorant for self serving purposes.
@John Welch hmmmm lots of assumptions about me there Welch. I didn’t say I was anything but a Christian. I’m a child of God. Jesus is the Lord of my Life. In fact I have a calling to share Jesus love with you and others. Satan is running around earth and taking charge. But God is still on the throne. He created you and me. You talk like a lost soul. But you can receive Gods free gift of salvation. And when your life is over then you’ll inherit the Kingdom of God forever. It’s all way beyond your stats about politics. Don’t trust politics, I don’t. Man made systems are broken and doomed to failure like every other great civilization that has come and gone. God wiped away previous civilizations and he will this one soon. The big picture is about doing Gods will. It’s not about electorates and the things you are rattling off that don’t concern God. We need God back in America. We need to ask forgiveness and return to Christian values from the Bible. Thank you. God bless you. I’m praying that you get on your knees and seek God and ask for forgiveness…and put your own pride & ego and intellect aside. He created you for a purpose.
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I Need to look into that!
@J R try THC liquid drops in your morning coffee and you’ll feel that the pain is not as bad.I call it God’s painkiller and antidepressant and it’s not man-made. I don’t drink or smoke cigarettes but I’ve been in a few accidents and I find that it makes my world better
@Ramona Hystad thank you so much for the helpful information! I’m so glad it helps you and I will look into it! I have ankylosing spondylitis
Heartwrenching. So incredibly sad. Not to take away from the gravity of this tragedy, but society would be well served to stop talking about depression as something to be fought against. Embracing the dark is the only way back into the light. The entire world is facing calamities we couldn’t have imagined a few years ago. It’s completely normal to be depressed and despondent.
Amen.
A horrible way to lose your son, I have gone through the same thing. May you carry on his generosity, laughter and love.
Good riddance.
@Barbara Lindhjem The more privileged white people take their own lives, the better.
May the lord have mercy on your soul. I pray you find some sort of peace within yourself and the empathy that eludes you. Regardless of political association, he was and is someone’s child. Everyone, even you, are someone’s child. As such, we should give the parents and others in their lives time to grieve their loss. This includes the respect that we all learned as children. “If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.”
@Einherra Innakita A dead proboscis baboon.
Agreed! Fawk em… 🖕
@Proud of my crackhead pedo Son- Biden yup, got living to do. No time to weep for losers.
So sorry to hear this. May his memory be a blessing.
May he Rest In Peace
Depression SUCKS!! RIP Tommy! ♥️
Fly high man
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ASK! FOR! HELP!
IT DOESN’T MAKE YOU WEAK
IT MAKES YOU HUMAN
I’VE BEEN THERE
ASK FOR HELP!
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I’m not sure help will stop some of us from committing suicide. I struggle too. Like Tommy I have endless resources and faith but even with that I sit in parking lots with my gun ready to do myself in. I cry and I pray and I think of the pain I will cause my other. I don’t go thru with it and dig from a fountain of self confidence deep inside me that says I can make a difference for someone else if I can make it for another day. I try to imagine a time long ago when I was strong, I think of memories, I listen to inspirational music. It’s really hard. I’m still here.
@J R hey I’m just seeing how you’re doing man and if you are all right. Last night I thought and had a prayer for you even though I don’t know you were have ever seen your face I still laying down and wish you the best of luck so I would like to know if you’re doing okay and did you start your day with saying it was going to be a good one because it is don’t worry even if stuff goes wrong you can see things in a different light.
@JußtJammin 777 hi thank you for the nice message and especially for the prayers! I am doing okay! I had a good day! Very productive the last few days. I’m tired physically and in pain but I’m doing okay mentally. How are you ?
I’m so very sorry for the Raskin family. This is a tragedy no one should ever have to suffer.
No one! ever!
God bless you Tommy.
Omg 😭😭😭😔 forever ❤️, rest in peace.
Heartbreaking. We MUST have M4A.
God bless them. I’ve walked in their shoes and know it’s the most heart breaking thing a parent will ever face. Prayers for comfort and healing.
My heart breaks for you…
It is better to celebrate his life than to mourn his death… Or find a somewhere in between.
He walks with angels…
Heart breaking. Deepest condolences to the Raskin family. 😢
Thank you for sharing a personal story. God bless you. 🙏
What a beautiful soul.
May he rest in peace.
I feel your pain.Sorry for ur Loss of Tommy….Great Spirit. GOD WILL take care of Him NOW. Peace be with your. Tommy is Awesome he have. Angel Wings NOW.
Tommy HAVE A Contagious SMILE.just LIKE his Biggest Heart FOR All the People he touched….Smile FOR Tommy He did..💝💝💝😄
I hope this fine young man’s passing can help other families in their struggles with depression and other mental illnesses. My condolences to Rep. Raskin and family.
Your son was under a severe attack, from the kingdom of darkness, a warfare that he was unprepared for… YOUR FAMILY IS IN MY PRAYERS ✝️❤️🛐
I look forward to meeting your son, IN HEAVEN!!!✝️❤️🛐😀🥰😇
📖🗡️🌈🎯WE ARE VERY SOON NOW, to stand before THE JUDGMENT Throne of the 1 and ONLY TRUE, LIVING, CREATOR GOD, The GOD WHO sent HIS only begotten SON, Jesus, Who WE nailed to a tree.
HE hung there and said, FATHER, FORGIVE THEM, for they KNOW NOT what they do…
BUT, there ARE ➡️MANY, who DO ➡️KNOW EXACTLY, what they’re doing and they WILL have to answer for it, IN THE JUDGMENT of THE 1 & ONLY TRUE, LIVING, CREATOR GOD!!!
THEN, GOD WILL change things PERMANENTLY, FOR ALL ETERNITY, and it WILL BE, for the FIRST and ONLY TIME, SINCE THE FALL in The Garden of Eden, BE, FAIR and JUSTICE WILL REIGN, in LOVE, on the NEW EARTH, FOREVER!!!✝️❤️🛐😀🥰😇
And depression IS a disease. He fought well, this makes him a hero, that he could no longer take it does not make him a looser
What a beautiful tribute to your son. Thank you so muxh for describing his illness publicly. Depression has a strong hand in my family as well. It can be a lifetime struggle, one with a fatality rate higher than most. Bless all that loved him. Peace.
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May Tommy’s soul rest in eternal peace. My prayers go out to the grieving family. May God bless you all. 🙏
Jeez
RIP
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I read their entire tribute shared by Sen. Raskin’s colleagues on Twitter. It was really beautiful.
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Ohh his son died? GOOD!! 🖕
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RIP kid
My heart goes out to the Raskins… he sounded wonderful!
Praying for Tommy and his family may God bring you peace