Fresno mom who attempted suicide is now 8 years sober

FRESNO, Calif. (KGPE) - September is Suicide Prevention Month, thing that affects galore radical each crossed the Central Valley. Among them is Kelsie Igasan, who attempted termination connected April 21, 2017. That day marked the extremity of her addiction and the opening of a caller section arsenic a mother.

"The fig 1 prevarication I believed...my kids would beryllium amended disconnected without a ma similar me," Kelsie Igasan shared.

Kelsie's struggles with intelligence wellness began successful mediate school, starring her to alcohol, marijuana, and ace cocaine successful precocious school. Her beingness cycled done attraction centers, counseling, and juvenile hall.

Pregnancy astatine 19 brought sobriety, but postpartum slump led to a relapse. "I cracked, similar it's the champion mode I tin picture it, conscionable similar okay, I don't privation to beryllium here. I cannot bash this. I'm ruining everyone's lives," Kelsie recalled.

Today, Kelsie is 8 years sober, surviving with her hubby Tim and their 4 children. "I deliberation astir that each clip erstwhile my kids accidental I emotion you," she said.

Samantha Lambert's father, John, died by termination successful 2014.

"He had been astatine my location virtually the week earlier Thanksgiving... Everything had seemed perfectly fine," Samantha said.

"We bash spot that men are little apt to scope retired for help," said Gleyra Castro from the Fresno County Department of Behavioral Health. Last year, 74 men died by termination successful Fresno County compared to 23 women.

"The satellite doesn't request cleanable radical to marque it a amended place. The satellite needs healed radical who stock and who love," Kelsie said.

Kelsie's travel from addiction and despair to sobriety and motherhood serves arsenic a almighty reminder of the value of seeking assistance and uncovering intent successful pain. Her story, alongside Samantha's loss, highlights the captious request for consciousness and enactment during Suicide Prevention Month.

If you, oregon idiosyncratic you know, is feeling depressed oregon reasoning of suicide, determination are truthful galore resources present successful the Central Valley staffed by radical close present who are consenting to help: you tin telephone 9-8-8, reach retired to Fresno Cares, oregon survivors of termination loss.

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