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This past Wednesday, I was looking forward to going to a party hosted by my best friend, Wes. At work, I was even able to get out early, since we are in the slow season. I get home. I call out to his place. His wife answers. She tells me that the night before, Wes was admittied to the psychiatric-depression unit of the hospital for attempted suicide. I nearly shit my pants.
I leave my house immediately, and go over to their house to talk with her. A couple other very close friends are there as well, and Dia, his wife, was waiting on me to show up to explain everything.
Now this is where I am going to backtrack and fill in the rest of the story leading up to this point. Since Oct. Wes and Dia's marriage has kinda been on shaky ground. They have been going to marriage counciling and the whole bit. Wes has changed dramatically. He has become a new man. He has actively tried to change himself for the better... Dia however, has not... she still instigates arguments, and fights about things that's stupid to fight about. Wes, seeing that his trying to change hasnt worked has gone further into depression.
Then, I hear the full story... a day after I last hung out with Wes, when he and Dia were talking/fighting, he would say, "In a few days, you won't have to worry about it anymore" and "Everything will be better for you in a few days"
Tuesday night, Wes proceded to tie a noose in a length of rope. Dia argued with him about his intentions to hang himself. He told her that the only way to stop him was to call the police... which she promptly did. The sheriff came out to their house and picked Wes up to take him to the psychiatric/depression ward of the hospital, which also specializes in suicide attempts.
I make a visit during the visiting hours on Thursday... I could tell there were times he was genuinely happy to see us... but there were also times that he was visably holding back to keep from crying. This could be from the anti-depressants he has been given, and the fact that at some points we were talking about subjects that led him to where he was.
The good thing is, he was released from the hospital today, and is back at his house.... though its a little emptier than he left it. For his wife, has moved back in with her parents 10 hours away. She decided to quit her position at her job, and move back in with her parents in a matter of hours after Wes was admitted to the hospital. In a way, its good that she's gone... because she was half of the problem that Wes was having to deal with..... and its bad that she's gone... because he does love her, and I'm sure it hurts him that she is gone, and he's probably thinking she isn't coming back.... and its my belief that there is a good chance that she will not return.
My heart goes out to both of them... they are both good people, and don't deserve the pain they have caused and dealt with. The only thing that I can actively do is be there for Wes, as he's trying to deal with this, and hope my influences will help him not to make another attempt at his own life.
If any of you are religous, please keep in your mediatations and prayers my friends... they can sure use any help supernatural or otherwise. I thank you.