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Stories written by Mary Jean Coleman

The author, Mary Jean Coleman, with her two sons Tom (left) and his twin brother Ryan (right).

In Tom’s Light: Addressing the Intersection of Opioids and Suicide

Opioid use disorder and suicide prevention are two topics that have immense personal meaning for me. As I wrote in a previous blog for AFSP, my son Tom passed away on Friday, September 30th, 2016, after losing his long battle with depression; he died of a heroin overdose.

In Memory of My Son on His Birthday

I feel the fierce and undying love of a mother who cares for, nurtures, carries, and cries.

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Stories written by Mary Jean Coleman

In Tom’s Light: Addressing the Intersection of Opioids and Suicide

In Memory of My Son on His Birthday

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