KalamaQuilts - my baby brother succeeded in his suicide. It was in October 2002. Not a day goes by that Mr. Stitchnripper and/or I say "Brother would have loved, enjoyed, etc." whatever we are doing at the time. We had no clue. He just kept telling me he knew he wouldn't live to be old. We have gone over and over what we could have done, but, we didn't live close to him and I talked to him almost every day and emailed numerous times a day and I had no idea. Such a great sadness. I'm glad your brother survived.
We are going through our own health things right now, hope they get resolved. This time of year isn't easy, even though we don't celebrate Christmas - wishing all good things to our QB community in the coming years.