Suicide hurts

I just recently lost a sister to suicide this past summer, and believe me, it hurts like nothing else.

I am writing this letter directed at anyone who has thoughts of commiting suicide. Does it hurt to lose a friend? Does it hurt to lose a sibling? Does it hurt to lose a cousin?

I bet anyone reading this said yes to all those questions.

Please, please, stop with this suicide, which has been like a plague to the Inuit people over the last couple of decades.

If it hurts you to lose a friend or a loved one, just think of how other people will feel if you commit suicide. This is a serious situation and it needs to be addressed by our government, not just by using words.

Please, I beg of anyone, do something to stop the suicides!

Pilitsi Kingwatsiaq
Cape Dorset