My son was a Columbine shooter. This is my story | Sue Klebold | TED

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืžืชืจื’ื: Valen Sutovsky ืžื‘ืงืจ: Ido Dekkers
00:12
The last time I heard my son's voice
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ื”ืคืขื ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื” ืฉืฉืžืขืชื™ ืืช ื”ืงื•ืœ ืฉืœ ื‘ื ื™
00:15
was when he walked out the front door
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ื›ืฉื”ื•ื ื™ืฆื ืžื”ื“ืœืช
00:17
on his way to school.
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ื‘ื“ืจืš ืœื‘ื™ื”ืดืก.
00:20
He called out one word in the darkness:
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ื”ื•ื ืืžืจ ืžื™ืœื” ืื—ืช ื‘ื—ื•ืฉืš:
ืดื‘ื™ื™.ืด
00:23
"Bye."
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00:24
It was April 20, 1999.
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ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื”-20 ื‘ืืคืจื™ืœ 1999.
00:28
Later that morning, at Columbine High School,
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ืžืื•ื—ืจ ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ืื•ืชื• ื”ื‘ื•ืงืจ, ื‘ื‘ื™ื”ืดืก ืงื•ืœื•ืžื‘ื™ื™ืŸ,
00:31
my son Dylan and his friend Eric
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ื‘ื ื™ ื“ื™ืœืŸ ื•ื—ื‘ืจื• ืืจื™ืง
00:34
killed 12 students and a teacher
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ื”ืจื’ื• 12 ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ื ื•ืžื•ืจื”
00:38
and wounded more than 20 others before taking their own lives.
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ื•ืคืฆืขื• ื™ื•ืชืจ ืž-20 ืื—ืจื™ื ืœืคื ื™ ืฉืฉืžื• ืงืฅ ืœื—ื™ื™ื”ื.
00:42
Thirteen innocent people were killed,
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ื ื”ืจื’ื• ืฉืœื•ืฉื” ืขืฉืจ ืื ืฉื™ื ื—ืคื™ื ืžืคืฉืข,
00:46
leaving their loved ones in a state of grief and trauma.
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ื•ื™ืงื™ืจื™ื”ื ื ื•ืชืจื• ื‘ืžืฆื‘ ืฉืœ ืฆืขืจ ื•ื˜ืจืื•ืžื”.
00:50
Others sustained injuries,
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ืื—ืจื™ื ืกื‘ืœื• ืžืคืฆื™ืขื•ืช,
00:52
some resulting in disfigurement and permanent disability.
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ืืฆืœ ื—ืœืงื ื–ื” ื”ืคืš ืœื”ืฉื—ืชื” ื•ื ื›ื•ืช ืชืžื™ื“ื™ืช.
00:57
But the enormity of the tragedy
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ืื‘ืœ ืืช ื’ื•ื“ืœ ื”ื˜ืจื’ื“ื™ื”
00:59
can't be measured only by the number of deaths and injuries that took place.
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ืื™ ืืคืฉืจ ืœืžื“ื•ื“ ืจืง ื‘ืžืกืคืจ ื”ื”ืจื•ื’ื™ื ื•ื”ืคืฆื™ืขื•ืช ืฉื”ืชืจื—ืฉื•.
01:04
There's no way to quantify the psychological damage
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ืื™ืŸ ื“ืจืš ืœื›ืžืช ืืช ื”ื ื–ืง ื”ืคืกื™ื›ื•ืœื•ื’ื™
01:07
of those who were in the school,
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ืฉืœ ืืœื” ืฉื”ื™ื• ื‘ื‘ื™ื”ืดืก,
01:09
or who took part in rescue or cleanup efforts.
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ืื• ืฉืขื–ืจื• ื‘ืžืฉื™ืžื•ืช ื”ื”ืฆืœื” ื•ื”ื ื™ืงื™ื•ืŸ.
01:14
There's no way to assess the magnitude of a tragedy like Columbine,
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ืื™ ืืคืฉืจ ืœืืžื•ื“ ืืช ื”ื’ื•ื“ืœ ืฉืœ ื˜ืจื’ื“ื™ื” ื›ืžื• ืงื•ืœื•ืžื‘ื™ื™ืŸ,
01:18
especially when it can be a blueprint
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ื‘ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ื›ืฉื–ื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืฉืžืฉ ื›ืชื•ื›ื ื™ืช
01:20
for other shooters who go on to commit atrocities of their own.
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ืœื™ื•ืจื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื ืฉื™ืžืฉื™ื›ื• ืœื‘ืฆืข ื–ื•ืขื•ืช ืžืฉืœ ืขืฆืžื.
01:25
Columbine was a tidal wave,
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ืงื•ืœื•ืžื‘ื™ื™ืŸ ื”ื™ื” ื ื—ืฉื•ืœ,
01:28
and when the crash ended,
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ื•ื›ืฉื”ืชื ืคืฆื•ืช ื ื’ืžืจื” ืœืงื— ืฉื ื™ื
01:29
it would take years for the community and for society
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ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื”ืงื”ื™ืœื” ื•ื”ื—ื‘ืจื”
01:33
to comprehend its impact.
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ื™ื‘ื™ื ื• ืืช ื’ื•ื“ืœ ืคื’ื™ืขืชื”.
01:36
It has taken me years to try to accept my son's legacy.
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ืœืงื— ืœื™ ืฉื ื™ื ืœื ืกื•ืช ืœืงื‘ืœ ืืช ืžื•ืจืฉืช ื‘ื ื™.
01:41
The cruel behavior that defined the end of his life
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ื”ื”ืชื ื”ื’ื•ืช ื”ืื›ื–ืจื™ืช ืฉื”ื’ื“ื™ืจื” ืืช ืกื•ืฃ ื—ื™ื™ื•
01:44
showed me that he was a completely different person from the one I knew.
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ื”ืจืืชื” ืœื™ ืฉื”ื™ื” ื‘ืŸ ืื“ื ืฉื•ื ื” ืœื’ืžืจื™ ืžืžื™ ืฉืื ื™ ื”ื›ืจืชื™.
01:49
Afterwards people asked,
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ืื—ืจื™ ื–ื” ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืืœื•,
01:51
"How could you not know?
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ืดืื™ืš ืœื ื™ื“ืขืช?
01:54
What kind of a mother were you?"
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ืื™ื–ื” ืžื™ืŸ ืืžื ื”ื™ื™ืช?ืด
01:57
I still ask myself those same questions.
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ืื ื™ ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืฉื•ืืœืช ืืช ืื•ืชืŸ ื”ืฉืืœื•ืช.
02:00
Before the shootings, I thought of myself as a good mom.
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ืœืคื ื™ ื”ื™ืจื™ื•ืช, ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืฉืื ื™ ืืžื ื˜ื•ื‘ื”.
02:04
Helping my children become caring,
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ืœืœืžื“ ืืช ื™ืœื“ื™ื™ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžื‘ื•ื’ืจื™ื
02:07
healthy, responsible adults
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ืื•ื”ื‘ื™ื, ื‘ืจื™ืื™ื ื•ืื—ืจืื™ื™ื
02:09
was the most important role of my life.
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ื”ื™ื” ื”ืชืคืงื™ื“ ื”ื›ื™ ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ื‘ื—ื™ื™.
02:13
But the tragedy convinced me that I failed as a parent,
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื˜ืจื’ื“ื™ื” ืฉื›ื ืขื” ืื•ืชื™ ืฉื ื›ืฉืœืชื™ ื›ื”ื•ืจื”,
02:17
and it's partially this sense of failure that brings me here today.
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ื•ืชื—ื•ืฉืช ื”ื›ื™ืฉืœื•ืŸ ื”ื–ื• ื”ื™ื ืžื” ืฉืžื‘ื™ืื” ืื•ืชื™ ืœื›ืืŸ ื”ื™ื•ื.
ื—ื•ืฅ ืžืื‘ื ืฉืœื•,
02:23
Aside from his father,
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02:24
I was the one person who knew and loved Dylan the most.
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ืื ื™ ื”ื‘ืŸ ืื“ื ืฉืื”ื‘ ื•ื”ื›ื™ืจ ืืช ื“ื™ืœืŸ ื”ื›ื™ ื˜ื•ื‘.
02:28
If anyone could have known what was happening,
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ืื ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ื”ื™ื” ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื“ืขืช ืžื” ืขื•ื‘ืจ ืขืœื™ื•,
02:30
it should have been me, right?
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ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืื ื™, ื ื›ื•ืŸ?
02:33
But I didn't know.
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ืื‘ืœ ืœื ื™ื“ืขืชื™.
02:37
Today, I'm here to share the experience
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ื”ื™ื•ื, ืื ื™ ื›ืืŸ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื—ืœื•ืง ืืช ื”ื—ื•ื•ื™ื”
02:39
of what it's like to be the mother of someone who kills and hurts.
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ืฉืœ ืžื” ื–ื” ืื•ืžืจ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืืžื• ืฉืœ ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืฉื”ื•ืจื’ ื•ืžื›ืื™ื‘.
02:44
For years after the tragedy, I combed through memories,
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ื‘ืžืฉืš ืฉื ื™ื ืื—ืจื™ ื”ื˜ืจื’ื“ื™ื”, ื—ื™ื˜ื˜ืชื™ ื‘ื™ืŸ ื–ื›ืจื•ื ื•ืช,
02:47
trying to figure out exactly where I failed as a parent.
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ื‘ื ื™ืกื™ื•ืŸ ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื™ืคื” ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ื ื›ืฉืœืชื™ ื›ื”ื•ืจื”.
02:52
But there are no simple answers.
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ืื‘ืœ ืื™ืŸ ืชืฉื•ื‘ื•ืช ืคืฉื•ื˜ื•ืช.
02:54
I can't give you any solutions.
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ืื™ืŸ ืœื™ ืคืชืจื•ื ื•ืช ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื›ื.
02:57
All I can do
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ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉืื•ื›ืœ ืœืขืฉื•ืช
02:59
is share what I have learned.
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ื–ื” ืœื—ืœื•ืง ืืช ืžื” ืฉืœืžื“ืชื™.
03:03
When I talk to people who didn't know me before the shootings,
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ื›ืฉืื ื™ ืžื“ื‘ืจืช ืขื ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืœื ื”ื›ื™ืจื• ืื•ืชื™ ืœืคื ื™ ื”ื™ืจื™,
03:06
I have three challenges to meet.
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ืื ื™ ืžืชืžื•ื“ื“ืช ืขื ืฉืœื•ืฉื” ืืชื’ืจื™ื.
03:09
First, when I walk into a room like this,
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ืจืืฉื•ืŸ, ื›ืฉืื ื™ ืžื’ื™ืขื” ืœื—ื“ืจ ื›ื–ื”,
03:13
I never know if someone there has experienced loss
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ืื ื™ ืืฃ ืคืขื ืœื ื™ื•ื“ืขืช ืื ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ื‘ื• ื—ื•ื•ื” ืื•ื‘ื“ืŸ
03:16
because of what my son did.
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืžืขืฉื™ื• ืฉืœ ื‘ื ื™.
03:19
I feel a need to acknowledge the suffering caused by a member of my family
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ืื ื™ ืžืจื’ื™ืฉื” ืฆื•ืจืš ืœื”ื›ื™ืจ ื‘ืกื‘ืœ ืฉื ื’ืจื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืžืžืฉืคื—ืชื™
03:24
who isn't here to do it for himself.
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ืฉืœื ื ืžืฆื ื›ืืŸ ื›ื“ื™ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื–ืืช ื‘ืขืฆืžื•.
03:26
So first, with all of my heart,
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ืื– ืงื•ื“ื ื›ืœ, ืžื›ืœ ืœื™ื‘ื™,
03:30
I'm sorry if my son has caused you pain.
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ืื ื™ ืžืฆื˜ืขืจืช ืื ื‘ื ื™ ื’ืจื ืœื›ื ื›ืื‘.
03:35
The second challenge I have
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ื”ืืชื’ืจ ื”ืฉื ื™
03:37
is that I must ask for understanding and even compassion
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ื”ื•ื ืฉืขืœื™ื™ ืœื‘ืงืฉ ื”ื‘ื ื” ื•ืืคื™ืœื• ื—ืžืœื”
03:42
when I talk about my son's death as a suicide.
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ื›ืฉืื ื™ ืžื“ื‘ืจืช ืขืœ ืžื•ืช ื‘ื ื™ ื›ื”ืชืื‘ื“ื•ืช.
03:46
Two years before he died,
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ืฉื ืชื™ื™ื ืœืคื ื™ ืฉื”ื•ื ืžืช,
03:48
he wrote on a piece of paper in a notebook
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ื”ื•ื ืจืฉื ื‘ืคื™ืกืช ื ื™ื™ืจ ื‘ืžื—ื‘ืจืช
03:50
that he was cutting himself.
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ืฉื”ื•ื ื—ื•ืชืš ืืช ืขืฆืžื•.
03:53
He said that he was in agony
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ื”ื•ื ืืžืจ ืฉื”ื™ื” ื‘ื™ื™ืกื•ืจื™ื
03:54
and wanted to get a gun so he could end his life.
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ื•ืฉืจืฆื” ืœื”ืฉื™ื’ ืืงื“ื— ื›ื“ื™ ืœืฉื™ื ืงืฅ ืœื—ื™ื™ื•.
03:57
I didn't know about any of this until months after his death.
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ืื ื™ ืœื ื™ื“ืขืชื™ ืžื–ื” ืขื“ ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ื ืื—ืจื™ ืฉื”ื•ื ืžืช.
04:02
When I talk about his death as a suicide,
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ื›ืฉืื ื™ ืžื“ื‘ืจืช ืขืœ ืžื•ืชื• ื›ืขืœ ื”ืชืื‘ื“ื•ืช,
04:05
I'm not trying to downplay the viciousness he showed at the end of his life.
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ืื ื™ ืœื ืžื ืกื” ืœื–ืœื–ืœ ื‘ืจืฉืขื•ืช ืฉื”ื•ื ื”ืจืื” ื‘ืกื•ืฃ ื—ื™ื™ื•.
04:10
I'm trying to understand
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ืื ื™ ืžื ืกื” ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ
04:12
how his suicidal thinking
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ืื™ืš ื”ืžื—ืฉื‘ื” ื”ืื‘ื“ื ื™ืช ืฉืœื•
04:14
led to murder.
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ื”ื•ื‘ื™ืœื” ืœืจืฆื—.
04:16
After a lot of reading and talking with experts,
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ืื—ืจื™ ื”ืจื‘ื” ืงืจื™ืื” ื•ืฉื™ื—ื•ืช ืขื ืžื•ืžื—ื™ื,
04:20
I have come to believe
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ื”ื’ืขืชื™ ืœืžืกืงื ื” ืฉืžืขื•ืจื‘ื•ืชื• ื‘ื™ืจื™
04:21
that his involvement in the shootings was rooted not in his desire to kill
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ืœื ื”ื™ืชื” ืžื•ืฉืจืฉืช ื‘ืจืฆื•ื ื• ืœื”ืจื•ื’
04:27
but in his desire to die.
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ืืœื ื‘ืจืฆื•ื ื• ืœืžื•ืช.
04:30
The third challenge I have when I talk about my son's murder-suicide
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ื”ืืชื’ืจ ื”ืฉืœื™ืฉื™ ื›ืฉืื ื™ ืžื“ื‘ืจืช ืขืœ ื”ืจืฆื—-ื”ืชืื‘ื“ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื‘ื ื™
04:35
is that I'm talking about mental health --
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ื”ื•ื ืฉืื ื™ ืžื“ื‘ืจืช ืขืœ ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช ื ืคืฉื™ืช -
ืกืœื—ื• ืœื™ -
04:39
excuse me --
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04:40
is that I'm talking about mental health,
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ื–ื” ืฉืื ื™ ืžื“ื‘ืจืช ืขืœ ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช ื ืคืฉื™ืช,
04:43
or brain health, as I prefer to call it, because it's more concrete.
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ืื• ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช ืฉื›ืœื™ืช, ืื ื™ ืžืขื“ื™ืคื” ืœืงืจื•ื ืœื–ื” ื›ืš, ื›ื™ ื–ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื•ื—ืฉื™.
04:47
And in the same breath, I'm talking about violence.
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ื•ื‘ืื•ืชื” ื ืฉื™ืžื”, ืื ื™ ืžื“ื‘ืจืช ืขืœ ืืœื™ืžื•ืช.
04:51
The last thing I want to do is to contribute to the misunderstanding
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ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ืื—ืจื•ืŸ ืฉื‘ืจืฆื•ื ื™ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื”ื•ื ืœืชืจื•ื ืœืื™ ื”ื‘ื ื”
04:54
that already exists around mental illness.
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ืฉื›ื‘ืจ ืงื™ื™ืžืช ืกื‘ื™ื‘ ืžื—ืœื•ืช ื ืคืฉ.
04:58
Only a very small percent of those who have a mental illness
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ืจืง ืื—ื•ื– ืžืื•ื“ ืงื˜ืŸ ืžืืœื” ืฉืกื•ื‘ืœื™ื ืžื”ืคืจืขื•ืช ื ืคืฉ
05:02
are violent toward other people,
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ื”ื ืืœื™ืžื™ื ื›ืœืคื™ ืื—ืจื™ื,
05:06
but of those who die by suicide,
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ืื‘ืœ ืžืืœื” ืฉืžืชื™ื ื‘ื”ืชืื‘ื“ื•ืช,
05:09
it's estimated that about 75 to maybe more than 90 percent
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ืžื•ืขืจืš ืฉื‘ื™ืŸ 75 ืœื‘ื™ืŸ ืื•ืœื™ ืžืขืœ 90 ืื—ื•ื–
05:14
have a diagnosable mental health condition of some kind.
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ืกื•ื‘ืœื™ื ืžื”ืคืจืขืช ื ืคืฉ ื›ืœืฉื”ื™ ืฉื ื™ืชื ืช ืœืื‘ื—ื ื”.
05:18
As you all know very well,
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ื›ืคื™ ืฉืืชื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ื˜ื•ื‘ ืžืื•ื“,
05:19
our mental health care system is not equipped to help everyone,
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ืžืขืจื›ืช ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช ื”ื ืคืฉ ืฉืœื ื• ืœื ืžืฆื•ื™ื™ื“ืช ืœืขื–ื•ืจ ืœื›ื•ืœื,
05:23
and not everyone with destructive thoughts
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ื•ืœื ื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ื‘ืขืœ ืžื—ืฉื‘ื•ืช ื”ืจืกื ื™ื•ืช
05:26
fits the criteria
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ืชื•ืื ืืช ื”ืงืจื™ื˜ืจื™ื•ืŸ
05:28
for a specific diagnosis.
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ืœืื‘ื—ื ื” ืกืคืฆื™ืคื™ืช.
05:31
Many who have ongoing feelings
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ื”ืจื‘ื” ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื”ื ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืงื‘ื•ืข ืจื’ืฉื•ืช
05:33
of fear or anger or hopelessness
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ืฉืœ ืคื—ื“ ืื• ื›ืขืก ืื• ื—ื•ืกืจ ืชืงื•ื•ื”
05:36
are never assessed or treated.
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ืœื ืžืงื‘ืœื™ื ื˜ื™ืคื•ืœ ืื• ื™ืขื•ืฅ ืœืขื•ืœื.
05:39
Too often, they get our attention only if they reach a behavioral crisis.
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ืœืขื™ืชื™ื ืงืจื•ื‘ื•ืช, ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืชื™ื™ื—ืกื™ื ืืœื™ื”ื ืจืง ืื ื™ืฉ ืœื”ื ืžืฉื‘ืจ ื”ืชื ื”ื’ื•ืชื™.
05:45
If estimates are correct
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ืื ื”ื”ืขืจื›ื•ืช ื ื›ื•ื ื•ืช
05:47
that about one to two percent of all suicides
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ืฉืจืง ืื—ื•ื– ืื—ื“ ืื• ืฉื ื™ื™ื ืžื›ืœืœ ื”ืชืื‘ื“ื•ื™ื•ืช
05:50
involves the murder of another person,
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ืžืขืจื‘ื™ื ืจืฆื— ืฉืœ ืื“ื ืื—ืจ,
05:53
when suicide rates rise, as they are rising for some populations,
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ื›ืฉืื—ื•ื–ื™ ื”ื”ืชืื‘ื“ื•ืช ืขื•ืœื™ื, ื›ืคื™ ืฉื”ื ืขื•ืœื™ื ื‘ื—ืœืง ืžื”ืื•ื›ืœื•ืกื™ื•ืช,
05:58
the murder-suicide rates will rise as well.
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ืื—ื•ื–ื™ ื”ืจืฆื—-ื”ืชืื‘ื“ื•ืช ื™ืขืœื• ื’ื ื›ืŸ.
06:02
I wanted to understand what was going on in Dylan's mind prior to his death,
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ืจืฆื™ืชื™ ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืžื” ืขื‘ืจ ื‘ืจืืฉ ืฉืœ ื“ื™ืœืŸ ืœืคื ื™ ืžื•ืชื•,
06:07
so I looked for answers from other survivors of suicide loss.
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ืœื›ืŸ ื—ื™ืคืฉืชื™ ืชืฉื•ื‘ื•ืช ื‘ืงืจื‘ ืฉื•ืจื“ื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื ืฉืœ ืื•ื‘ืŸ ืขืงื‘ ื”ืชืื‘ื“ื•ืช.
06:13
I did research and volunteered to help with fund-raising events,
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ืขืจื›ืชื™ ืžื—ืงืจ ื•ื”ืชื ื“ื‘ืชื™ ื‘ืื™ืจื•ืขื™ื ืœืื™ืกื•ืฃ ืชืจื•ืžื•ืช,
06:18
and whenever I could,
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ื•ื‘ื›ืœ ืคืขื ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™,
06:19
I talked with those who had survived their own suicidal crisis
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ื“ื™ื‘ืจืชื™ ืขื ืืœื” ืฉืฉืจื“ื• ืืช ื”ืžืฉื‘ืจ ื”ืื‘ื“ื ื™ ืฉืœื”ื
06:24
or attempt.
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ืื• ืืช ื”ื ื™ืกื™ื•ืŸ ืœื”ืชืื‘ื“.
06:26
One of the most helpful conversations I had
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ืื—ืช ื”ืฉื™ื—ื•ืช ืฉื”ื›ื™ ืขื–ืจื• ืœื™
06:28
was with a coworker
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ื”ื™ืชื” ืขื ืขืžื™ืชื” ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ื”
06:30
who overheard me talking to someone else
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ืฉืฉืžืขื” ืื•ืชื™ ืžื“ื‘ืจืช ืขื ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืื—ืจ
06:32
in my office cubicle.
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ื‘ืชื ืฉืœื™ ื‘ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”.
06:34
She heard me say that Dylan could not have loved me
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ืฉืžืขื” ืื•ืชื™ ืื•ืžืจืช ืฉื‘ื˜ื— ื“ื™ืœืŸ ืœื ืื”ื‘ ืื•ืชื™
06:38
if he could do something as horrible as he did.
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ืื ื”ื•ื ื”ื™ื” ืžืกื•ื’ืœ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืžืฉื”ื• ื ื•ืจืื™ ื›ืคื™ ืฉืขืฉื”.
06:41
Later, when she found me alone,
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ืžืื•ื—ืจ ื™ื•ืชืจ, ื›ืฉืชืคืกื” ืื•ืชื™ ืœื‘ื“,
06:44
she apologized for overhearing that conversation,
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ื”ืชื ืฆืœื” ืขืœ ื–ื” ืฉื”ื™ื ื”ืงืฉื™ื‘ื” ืœืฉื™ื—ื” ื”ื–ื•,
06:47
but told me that I was wrong.
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ื•ืืžืจื” ืœื™ ืฉืื ื™ ื˜ื•ืขื”.
06:49
She said that when she was a young, single mother
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ื”ื™ื ืกื™ืคืจื” ืœื™ ืฉื›ืฉื”ื™ืชื” ืฆืขื™ืจื”, ืืžื ื—ื“ ื”ื•ืจื™ืช,
06:52
with three small children,
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ืขื ืฉืœื•ืฉื” ื™ืœื“ื™ื,
06:54
she became severely depressed and was hospitalized to keep her safe.
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ื ื›ื ืกื” ืœื“ื™ื›ืื•ืŸ ืขืžื•ืง ื•ืื•ืฉืคื–ื” ืขืœ ืžื ืช ืœืฉืžื•ืจ ืขืœ ืขืฆืžื”.
06:59
At the time, she was certain
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ื‘ืื•ืชื• ื”ื–ืžืŸ, ื”ื™ื ื”ื™ืชื” ื‘ื˜ื•ื—ื”
07:02
that her children would be better off if she died,
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ืฉืœื™ืœื“ื™ื ืฉืœื” ื™ื”ื™ื” ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ื˜ื•ื‘ ืื ื”ื™ื ืชืžื•ืช,
07:05
so she had made a plan to end her life.
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ืœื›ืŸ ื”ื™ื ืชื›ื ื ื” ืื™ืš ืœืฉื™ื ืงืฅ ืœื—ื™ื™ื”.
07:08
She assured me that a mother's love was the strongest bond on Earth,
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ื”ื™ื ื”ื‘ื˜ื™ื—ื” ืœื™ ืฉืื”ื‘ื” ืฉืœ ืืžื ื”ื™ื ื”ืงืฉืจ ื”ื›ื™ ื—ื–ืง ื‘ืขื•ืœื,
07:12
and that she loved her children more than anything in the world,
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ื•ืฉื”ื™ื ืื”ื‘ื” ืืช ื™ืœื“ื™ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื›ืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ืื—ืจ ื‘ืขื•ืœื,
07:16
but because of her illness,
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืžื—ืœืชื”,
07:18
she was sure that they would be better off without her.
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ื”ื™ื ื”ื™ืชื” ื‘ื˜ื•ื—ื” ืฉื™ื”ื™ื” ืœื”ื ื˜ื•ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ืœืขื“ื™ื”.
07:23
What she said and what I've learned from others
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ืžื” ืฉื”ื™ื ืืžืจื” ื•ืžื” ืฉืœืžื“ืชื™ ืžืื—ืจื™ื
07:25
is that we do not make the so-called decision or choice
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ื”ื•ื ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืœื ืขื•ืฉื™ื ืืช "ื”ืœื›ืื•ืจื”" ื”ื—ืœื˜ื”
07:30
to die by suicide
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ืื• ื‘ื—ื™ืจื” ืœื”ืชืื‘ื“
07:32
in the same way that we choose what car to drive
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ื‘ืื•ืชื• ืื•ืคืŸ ืฉื‘ื• ืื ื—ื ื• ืžื—ืœื™ื˜ื™ื ื‘ืื™ื–ื” ืจื›ื‘ ืœื ื”ื•ื’
07:35
or where to go on a Saturday night.
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ืื• ืœืืŸ ืœืฆืืช ื‘ืฉื‘ืช ื‘ืขืจื‘.
07:38
When someone is in an extremely suicidal state,
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ื›ืฉืžื™ืฉื”ื• ื ืžืฆื ื‘ืžืฆื‘ ืื‘ื“ื ื™ ืงื™ืฆื•ื ื™,
07:41
they are in a stage four medical health emergency.
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ื”ื•ื ื‘ืจืžื” ืืจื‘ืข ืฉืœ ืžืฆื‘ ื—ื™ืจื•ื ืฉืœ ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช ื ืคืฉ.
07:46
Their thinking is impaired and they've lost access to tools of self-governance.
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ื”ืžื—ืฉื‘ื” ืฉืœื• ืœืงื•ื™ื” ื•ืื™ืŸ ืœื• ื’ื™ืฉื” ืœื›ืœื™ื ืœืฉืœื™ื˜ื” ืขืฆืžื™ืช.
07:52
Even though they can make a plan and act with logic,
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ืœืžืจื•ืช ืฉื”ื•ื ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืชื›ื ืŸ ื•ืœื”ืชื ื”ื’ ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ื”ื’ื™ื•ื ื™ืช,
07:55
their sense of truth is distorted by a filter of pain
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ืชืคื™ืกืชื• ืฉืœ ื”ืืžืช ืžืขื•ื•ืชืช ื“ืจืš ืžืกืš ืฉืœ ื›ืื‘
07:59
through which they interpret their reality.
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ืฉื“ืจื›ื• ื”ื•ื ืžืคืจืฉ ืืช ื”ืžืฆื™ืื•ืช.
08:02
Some people can be very good at hiding this state,
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ื™ืฉ ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืžืกืชื™ืจื™ื ืืช ื”ืžืฆื‘ ื”ื–ื” ื˜ื•ื‘ ืžืื•ื“,
08:06
and they often have good reasons for doing that.
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ื•ืœืขื™ืชื™ื ืงืจื•ื‘ื•ืช ื™ืฉ ืœื”ื ืกื™ื‘ื•ืช ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืช ืœื›ืš.
08:10
Many of us have suicidal thoughts at some point,
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ืœื”ืจื‘ื” ืžืื™ืชื ื• ื™ืฉ ืžื—ืฉื‘ื•ืช ืื‘ื“ื ื™ื•ืช ืžืชื™ืฉื”ื•,
08:13
but persistent, ongoing thoughts of suicide
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ืื‘ืœ ืžื—ืฉื‘ื•ืช ืื‘ื“ื ื™ื•ืช ืžืชืžืฉื›ื•ืช, ืžืชืžื™ื“ื•ืช
08:17
and devising a means to die
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ื•ืชื›ื ื•ืŸ ื“ืจืš ืœืžื•ืช
08:19
are symptoms of pathology,
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ื”ื ืชืกืžื™ื ื™ื ืฉืœ ืคืชื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื”,
08:21
and like many illnesses,
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ื•ื›ืžื• ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžื—ืœื•ืช,
08:23
the condition has to be recognized and treated
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ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื–ื”ื•ืช ื•ืœื˜ืคืœ ื‘ืžืฆื‘
08:27
before a life is lost.
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ืœืคื ื™ ืฉื—ื™ื™ื ื”ื•ืœื›ื™ื ืœืื™ื‘ื•ื“.
08:30
But my son's death was not purely a suicide.
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ืื‘ืœ ืžื•ืชื• ืฉืœ ื‘ื ื™ ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืจืง ื”ืชืื‘ื“ื•ืช.
08:34
It involved mass murder.
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ื–ื” ืขื™ืจื‘ ืจืฆื— ื”ืžื•ื ื™.
08:36
I wanted to know how his suicidal thinking became homicidal.
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ืจืฆื™ืชื™ ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื™ืš ื”ืžื—ืฉื‘ื” ื”ืื‘ื“ื ื™ืช ืฉืœื•
ื”ืคื›ื” ืœืจืฆื—ื ื™ืช.
08:43
But research is sparse and there are no simple answers.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืžื—ืงืจ ื‘ื ื•ืฉื ื“ืœื™ืœ ื•ืื™ืŸ ืชืฉื•ื‘ื•ืช ืคืฉื•ื˜ื•ืช.
08:48
Yes, he probably had ongoing depression.
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ื›ืŸ, ื”ื•ื ื‘ื˜ื— ืกื‘ืœ ืžื“ื™ื›ืื•ืŸ ื›ืจื•ื ื™.
08:52
He had a personality that was perfectionistic and self-reliant,
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ื”ื™ื” ืœื• ืื•ืคื™ ืคืจืคืงืฆื™ื•ื ื™ืกื˜ื™
ืขื ื‘ื™ื—ื˜ื•ืŸ ืขืฆืžื™ ื’ื“ื•ืœ,
08:58
and that made him less likely to seek help from others.
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ื•ื–ื” ื’ืจื ืœื• ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืคื—ื•ืช ื ื•ื˜ื” ืœื‘ืงืฉ ืขื–ืจื” ืžืื—ืจื™ื.
09:03
He had experienced triggering events at the school
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ื”ื•ื ื—ื•ื•ื” ืืจื•ืขื™ื ืžื›ื•ื ื ื™ื ื‘ื‘ื™ื”ืดืก
09:07
that left him feeling debased and humiliated and mad.
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ืฉื’ืจืžื• ืœื• ืœื”ืจื’ื™ืฉ ืคื’ื•ื
ื•ืžื•ืฉืคืœ
ื•ื›ื•ืขืก.
09:13
And he had a complicated friendship
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ื•ื”ื™ืชื” ืœื• ื—ื‘ืจื•ืช ืžืกื•ื‘ื›ืช
09:17
with a boy who shared his feelings of rage and alienation,
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ืขื ื™ืœื“ ืฉื—ืœืง ืื™ืชื• ืืช ืจื’ืฉื•ืชื™ื• ืฉืœ ื–ืขื ื•ื ื™ื›ื•ืจ,
09:21
and who was seriously disturbed,
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ื•ืฉื”ื™ื” ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ื—ืžื•ืจ
ืžืขื•ืจืขืจ
09:24
controlling and homicidal.
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ืฉื˜ืœืชืŸ ื•ืื•ื‘ื“ื ื™.
09:28
And on top of this period in his life
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ื•ื‘ื ื•ืกืฃ ืœื›ืš, ื‘ืชืงื•ืคื” ื”ื–ื• ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื•
09:30
of extreme vulnerability and fragility,
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ืฉืœ ืคื’ื™ืขื•ืช ื•ืฉื‘ื™ืจื•ืช ืงื™ืฆื•ื ื™ื•ืช,
09:35
Dylan found access to guns
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ื“ื™ืœืŸ ืžืฆื ื’ื™ืฉื” ืœืืงื“ื—ื™ื
09:37
even though we'd never owned any in our home.
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ืœืžืจื•ืช ืฉืืฃ ืคืขื ืœื ื”ื™ื• ืœื ื• ื‘ื‘ื™ืช.
09:40
It was appallingly easy for a 17-year-old boy to buy guns,
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ื–ื” ืžื—ืจื™ื“ ื‘ืื™ื–ื” ืงืœื•ืช ื™ืœื“ ื‘ืŸ 17 ื”ืฆืœื™ื— ืœืงื ื•ืช ืืงื“ื—ื™ื,
09:45
both legally and illegally, without my permission or knowledge.
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ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ื—ื•ืงื™ ื•ืœื ื—ื•ืงื™, ืœืœื ืื™ืฉื•ืจื™ ืื• ื™ื“ื™ืขืชื™.
09:51
And somehow, 17 years and many school shootings later,
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ื•ืื™ื›ืฉื”ื•,
17 ืฉื ื” ื•ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ืจื™ื•ืช ื‘ื‘ื™ืดืก ืื—ืจ ื›ืš,
09:56
it's still appallingly easy.
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ื–ื” ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืงืœ ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืžื—ืจื™ื“.
10:00
What Dylan did that day broke my heart,
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ืžื” ืฉื“ื™ืœืŸ ืขืฉื” ื‘ืื•ืชื• ื™ื•ื ืฉื‘ืจ ืืช ืœื™ื‘ื™,
10:05
and as trauma so often does,
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ื•ื›ืคื™ ืฉืœืขื™ืชื™ื ืงื•ืจื” ืขื ื˜ืจืื•ืžื”,
10:06
it took a toll on my body and on my mind.
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ื–ื” ื’ื‘ื” ืืช ืžื—ื™ืจื• ื‘ื’ื•ืฃ ื•ื’ื ื‘ืจืืฉ ืฉืœื™.
10:11
Two years after the shootings, I got breast cancer,
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ืฉื ืชื™ื™ื ืื—ืจื™ ื”ื™ืจื™ ื—ืœื™ืชื™ ื‘ืกืจื˜ืŸ ื”ืฉื“,
10:15
and two years after that, I began to have mental health problems.
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ื•ืฉื ืชื™ื™ื ืื—ืจื™ ื–ื”, ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœืกื‘ื•ืœ ืžื”ืคืจืขื•ืช ื ืคืฉื™ื•ืช.
10:20
On top of the constant, perpetual grief
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ื‘ื ื•ืกืฃ ืœืฆืขืจ ื”ืงื‘ื•ืข, ื”ืชืžื™ื“ื™
10:23
I was terrified that I would run into a family member
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžื‘ื•ืขืชืช ืฉืืชืงืœ ื‘ืงืจื•ื‘ ืžืฉืคื—ื”
10:27
of someone Dylan had killed,
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ืฉืœ ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืฉื“ื™ืœืŸ ื”ืจื’,
10:29
or be accosted by the press
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ืื• ืฉื™ื™ื’ืฉื• ืืœื™ื™ ืขื™ืชื•ื ืื™ื
10:31
or by an angry citizen.
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ืื• ืื™ื–ื” ืื–ืจื— ื›ื•ืขืก.
10:34
I was afraid to turn on the news,
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ืคื—ื“ืชื™ ืœืคืชื•ื— ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช,
10:37
afraid to hear myself being called a terrible parent or a disgusting person.
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ืคื—ื“ืชื™ ืœืฉืžื•ืข ื‘ืขืฆืžื™ ืฉืื•ืžืจื™ื ืขืœื™ื™
ืฉืื ื™ ื”ื•ืจื” ื ื•ืจืื™ ืื• ื‘ืŸ ืื“ื ืžื’ืขื™ืœ.
10:45
I started having panic attacks.
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ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœืกื‘ื•ืœ ืžื”ืชืงืคื™ ื—ืจื“ื”.
10:49
The first bout started four years after the shootings,
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ื”ื”ืชืงืฃ ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ื”ืชื—ื™ืœ 4 ืฉื ื™ื ืื—ืจื™ ื”ื™ืจื™,
10:53
when I was getting ready for the depositions
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ื›ืฉื”ืชื›ื•ื ื ืชื™ ืœื”ืฆื”ืจื•ืช ื•ื™ื“ืขืชื™
10:55
and would have to meet the victims' families face to face.
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ืฉืืคื’ื•ืฉ ืืช ืžืฉืคื—ื•ืช ื”ืงื•ืจื‘ื ื•ืช ืคื ื™ื ืžื•ืœ ืคื ื™ื.
10:59
The second round started six years after the shootings,
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ื”ื”ืชืงืฃ ื”ืฉื ื™ ื”ืชื—ื™ืœ 6 ืฉื ื™ื ืื—ืจื™ ื”ื™ืจื™,
11:02
when I was preparing to speak publicly about murder-suicide
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ื›ืฉื”ืชื›ื•ื ื ืชื™ ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืžื•ืœ ืงื”ืœ ืขืœ ืจืฆื—-ื”ืชืื‘ื“ื•ืช
11:06
for the first time at a conference.
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ื‘ืคืขื ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื”, ื‘ื›ื ืก.
11:09
Both episodes lasted several weeks.
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ืฉื ื™ ื”ืื™ืจื•ืขื™ื ื ืžืฉื›ื• ื›ืžื” ืฉื‘ื•ืขื•ืช.
11:13
The attacks happened everywhere:
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ื”ื”ืชืงืคื™ื ืงืจื• ื‘ื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื:
11:16
in the hardware store, in my office,
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ื‘ื—ื ื•ืช ื›ืœื™ ื‘ื™ืช,
ื‘ืžืฉืจื“ ืฉืœื™,
11:19
or even while reading a book in bed.
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ืืคื™ืœื• ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉืงืจืืชื™ ืกืคืจ ื‘ืžื™ื˜ื”.
11:22
My mind would suddenly lock into this spinning cycle of terror
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ื”ืžื•ื— ืฉืœื™ ืคืชืื•ื ื”ื™ื” ื ืชืงืข ื‘ืžื—ื–ื•ืจ ืžืกื—ืจืจ ืฉืœ ืื™ืžื”
11:27
and no matter how I hard I tried
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ื•ืœื ืžืฉื ื” ื›ืžื” ื ื™ืกื™ืชื™
11:29
to calm myself down or reason my way out of it,
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ืœื”ืจื’ื™ืข ืืช ืขืฆืžื™
ืื• ืœืฆืืช ืžื–ื” ื‘ืขื–ืจืช ื”ื”ื’ื™ื•ืŸ,
11:33
I couldn't do it.
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ืœื ื”ืฆืœื—ืชื™.
11:36
It felt as if my brain was trying to kill me,
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ื–ื” ื”ืจื’ื™ืฉ ื›ืื™ืœื• ื”ืžื•ื— ืฉืœื™ ื ื™ืกื” ืœื”ืจื•ื’ ืื•ืชื™,
11:39
and then, being afraid of being afraid
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ื•ืื–, ื”ืคื—ื“ ืžืœืคื—ื“
11:42
consumed all of my thoughts.
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ืฆืจืš ืืช ื›ืœ ืžื—ืฉื‘ื•ืชื™ื™.
11:45
That's when I learned firsthand
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ื•ืื– ืœืžื“ืชื™ ืžื™ื“ ืจืืฉื•ื ื”
11:46
what it feels like to have a malfunctioning mind,
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ืื™ืš ื–ื” ืžืจื’ื™ืฉ ื›ืฉื”ืจืืฉ ืœื ืžืชืคืงื“.
11:50
and that's when I truly became a brain health advocate.
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ื•ืื– ื”ืคื›ืชื™ ื‘ืืžืช ืœืกื ื’ื•ืจ ืฉืœ ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช ื”ื ืคืฉ.
11:55
With therapy and medication and self-care,
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ืขื ืชืจืคื™ื” ื•ืชืจื•ืคื•ืช ื•ื˜ื™ืคื•ืœ ืขืฆืžื™,
11:58
life eventually returned
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ื”ื—ื™ื™ื, ืขื ื”ื–ืžืŸ,
12:00
to whatever could be thought of as normal under the circumstances.
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ื—ื–ืจื• ืœืžื” ืฉืืคืฉืจ ืœื”ื’ื“ื™ืจ ื›ื ื•ืจืžืœื™ ืชื—ืช ื”ื ืกื™ื‘ื•ืช.
12:05
When I looked back on all that had happened,
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ื›ืฉื”ืกืชื›ืœืชื™ ืื—ื•ืจื” ืขืœ ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉืงืจื”,
12:07
I could see that my son's spiral into dysfunction
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ื”ื‘ื ืชื™ ืฉื”ื ืคื™ืœื” ืฉืœ ื‘ื ื™ ืืœ ืชื•ืš ื”ืชืคืงื•ื“ ื”ืœืงื•ื™
12:11
probably occurred over a period of about two years,
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ื”ืชืจื—ืฉื” ื›ื ืจืื” ื‘ืžืฉืš ืชืงื•ืคื” ืฉืœ ื›ืฉื ืชื™ื™ื,
ื”ืจื‘ื” ื–ืžืŸ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืฉื™ื’ ืœื• ืขื–ืจื”,
12:15
plenty of time to get him help,
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12:18
if only someone had known that he needed help
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ืื ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืจืง ื”ื™ื” ื™ื•ื“ืข ืฉื”ื•ื ื–ืงื•ืง ืœืขื–ืจื”
12:21
and known what to do.
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ื•ื”ื™ื” ื™ื•ื“ืข ืžื” ืœืขืฉื•ืช.
12:27
Every time someone asks me,
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ื›ืœ ืคืขื ืฉืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืฉื•ืืœ ืื•ืชื™,
ืดืื™ืš ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื™ื“ืขืช?ืด,
12:30
"How could you not have known?",
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12:32
it feels like a punch in the gut.
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ื–ื” ืžืจื’ื™ืฉ ื›ืžื• ืžื›ื” ื‘ื‘ื˜ืŸ.
12:35
It carries accusation and taps into my feelings of guilt
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ื–ื” ื ื•ืฉื ืขืžื• ื”ืืฉืžื”
ื•ืžืชื—ื‘ืจ ืœืชื•ืš ืจื’ืฉื•ืช ื”ืืฉืžื” ืฉืœื™
12:40
that no matter how much therapy I've had
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ืฉืœื ืžืฉื ื” ื›ืžื” ื˜ื™ืคื•ืœื™ื ืขื‘ืจืชื™,
12:42
I will never fully eradicate.
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ืืฃ ืคืขื ืœื ืืฆืœื™ื— ืœื”ืฉืžื™ื“.
12:45
But here's something I've learned:
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ืื‘ืœ ืœืžื“ืชื™ ืžืฉื”ื•:
12:48
if love were enough
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ืื ืื”ื‘ื” ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืžืกืคื™ืงื”
12:50
to stop someone who is suicidal
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœืขืฆื•ืจ ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืื•ื‘ื“ื ื™ ืžืœืคื’ื•ืข ื‘ืขืฆืžื•
12:52
from hurting themselves,
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12:54
suicides would hardly ever happen.
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ื‘ืงื•ืฉื™ ื”ื™ื• ื”ืชืื‘ื“ื•ื™ื•ืช.
12:58
But love is not enough,
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ืื‘ืœ ืื”ื‘ื” ืœื ืžืกืคื™ืงื”,
13:01
and suicide is prevalent.
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ื•ื”ืชืื‘ื“ื•ืช ื–ื” ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉื›ื™ื—.
13:03
It's the second leading cause of death
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ื–ื• ื”ืกื™ื‘ื” ื”ืฉื ื™ื” ืœืžื•ื•ืช
13:06
for people age 10 to 34,
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ืœืื ืฉื™ื ื‘ื™ืŸ ื’ื™ืœืื™ื 10 ืœ-34,
13:09
and 15 percent of American youth
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ื•-15 ืื—ื•ื– ืžื”ื ื•ืขืจ ื‘ืืจื”ืดื‘
13:12
report having made a suicide plan
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ืžื“ื•ื•ื—ื™ื ืฉื‘ื ื• ืชื›ื ื™ืช ื”ืชืื‘ื“ื•ืช
13:14
in the last year.
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ื‘ืฉื ื” ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื”.
13:17
I've learned that no matter how much we want to believe we can,
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ืœืžื“ืชื™ ืฉืœื ืžืฉื ื” ื›ืžื” ื ืจืฆื” ืœื”ืืžื™ืŸ ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื,
13:22
we cannot know or control
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื“ืขืช ืื• ืœืฉืœื•ื˜
13:25
everything our loved ones think and feel,
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ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉื”ื™ืงืจื™ื ืœื ื• ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ื•ืžืจื’ื™ืฉื™ื,
13:28
and the stubborn belief that we are somehow different,
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ื•ื”ืืžื•ื ื” ื”ืขืงืฉื ื™ืช ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืื™ื›ืฉื”ื• ืฉื•ื ื™ื,
13:32
that someone we love would never think of hurting themselves
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ืฉืžื™ ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืื•ื”ื‘ื™ื ืœืขื•ืœื ืœื ื™ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืขืœ ืœืคื’ื•ืข ื‘ืขืฆืžื•
13:35
or someone else,
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ืื• ื‘ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืื—ืจ,
13:37
can cause us to miss
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ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื’ืจื•ื ืœื ื• ืœืคืกืคืก
13:39
what's hidden in plain sight.
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ืžื” ืฉืžืกืชืชืจ ืžื•ืœ ื”ืขื™ื ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื ื•.
13:43
And if worst case scenarios do come to pass,
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ื•ืื ื”ื’ืจื•ืข ืžื›ืœ ืื›ืŸ ืžืชืจื—ืฉ,
13:48
we'll have to learn to forgive ourselves for not knowing
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ื ืฆื˜ืจืš ืœืœืžื•ื“ ืœืกืœื•ื— ืœืขืฆืžื ื• ืฉืœื ื™ื“ืขื ื•
13:52
or for not asking the right questions
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ืื• ืฉืœื ืฉืืœื ื• ืืช ื”ืฉืืœื•ืช ื”ื ื›ื•ื ื•ืช
13:54
or not finding the right treatment.
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ืื• ืฉืœื ืžืฆืื ื• ืืช ื”ื˜ื™ืคื•ืœ ื”ืžืชืื™ื.
ืขืœื™ื ื• ืชืžื™ื“ ืœื”ื ื™ื— ืฉืžื™ืฉื”ื• ื™ืงืจ ืœื ื•
13:59
We should always assume
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14:00
that someone we love may be suffering,
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ืื•ืœื™ ืกื•ื‘ืœ,
14:03
regardless of what they say
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ืœืžืจื•ืช ืžื” ืฉื”ื ืื•ืžืจื™ื
14:06
or how they act.
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ืื• ืื™ืš ื”ื ืžืชื ื”ื’ื™ื.
14:08
We should listen with our whole being,
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ืงืฉื™ื‘ ืขื ื›ืœ ื™ืฉื•ืชื ื•,
14:11
without judgments,
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ื‘ืœื™ ืœืฉืคื•ื˜,
14:13
and without offering solutions.
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ื•ื‘ืœื™ ืœื”ืฆื™ืข ืคืชืจื•ื ื•ืช.
14:19
I know that I will live with this tragedy,
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ืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืขืช ืฉืื—ื™ื™ื” ืขื ื”ื˜ืจื’ื“ื™ื” ื”ื–ื•,
14:22
with these multiple tragedies,
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ืขื ื”ื˜ืจื’ื“ื™ื•ืช ื”ืžืจื•ื‘ืช ื”ืืœื•,
14:24
for the rest of my life.
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ื›ืœ ืฉืืจื™ืช ื—ื™ื™.
14:27
I know that in the minds of many,
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ืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืขืช ืฉื”ืจื‘ื” ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื
14:32
what I lost can't compare to what the other families lost.
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ืฉืžื” ืฉืื ื™ ืื™ื‘ื“ืชื™ ืœื ื ื™ืชืŸ ืœื”ืฉื•ื•ืช ืœืžื” ืฉื”ืžืฉืคื—ื•ืช ื”ืื—ืจื•ืช ืื™ื‘ื“ื•.
14:38
I know my struggle doesn't make theirs any easier.
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ืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืขืช ืฉื”ืžืื‘ืง ืฉืœื™ ืœื ื”ื•ืคืš ืืช ืฉืœื”ื ืœื™ื•ืชืจ ืคืฉื•ื˜.
14:42
I know there are even some who think I don't have the right to any pain,
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ืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืขืช ืฉื™ืฉ ื›ืืœื” ืฉื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื
ืฉืื™ืŸ ืœื™ ืฉื•ื ื–ื›ื•ืช ืœืฉื•ื ืฆืขืจ,
14:48
but only to a life of permanent penance.
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ืืœื ืจืง ืœื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืœ ืขื•ื ืฉ ืชืžื™ื“ื™.
14:53
In the end what I know comes down to this:
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ื‘ืกื•ืคื• ืฉืœ ื“ื‘ืจ, ื–ื” ืžื’ื™ืข ืœื–ื”:
14:57
the tragic fact is that even the most vigilant and responsible of us
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ื”ืขื•ื‘ื“ื” ื”ื˜ืจื’ื™ืช
ื”ื™ื ืฉืืคื™ืœื• ื”ื›ื™ ื“ืจื•ื›ื™ื ื•ื”ื›ื™ ืื—ืจืื™ื™ื ืฉื‘ื™ื ื ื•
15:03
may not be able to help,
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ืื•ืœื™ ืœื ื ืฆืœื™ื— ืœืขื–ื•ืจ,
15:06
but for love's sake,
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ืื‘ืœ ืœืžืขืŸ ื”ืื”ื‘ื”,
15:08
we must never stop trying
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ืืกื•ืจ ืœื ื• ืœื”ืคืกื™ืง ืœื ืกื•ืช
15:11
to know the unknowable.
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ืœื“ืขืช ืืช ืžื” ืฉืœื ื ื™ืชืŸ ืœื“ืขืช.
15:13
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื”.
15:14
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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