A woman in Minnesota has written a heartbreakingly honest obituary for her 31-year-old sister, who committed suicide. BuzzFeed reported.
Woman goes viral after writing honest obituary for her sister who committed suicide
A woman in Minnesota has written a heartbreakingly honest obituary for her 31-year-old sister, who committed suicide.
Woman goes viral after writing honest obituary for her sister who committed suicide
Aletha Pinnow committed suicide on Feb. 20 after struggling with depression.
Eleni Pinnow told BuzzFeed News that her sister Aletha was an incredible and “vivacious” person.
“My sister was the kindest most awesome person you will ever meet who advocated for everyone but herself,” she said.
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Aletha had so many great qualities, and was incredibly beloved, but Pinnow said her sister struggled for years to see those qualities in herself.
“My sister was lied to by her depression,” she said.
So Pinnow decided to be honest about her sister’s struggles in a tribute to her. She listed her sister’s cause of death in the first sentence as “depression and suicide,” and wrote a heartbreaking account of her sister’s struggles in her life:
"She loved animals, theater, Halloween, Star Wars, cartoons, preparing food for loved ones, and cuddling with aforementioned animals. She did not love France (they know why) and William Shatner (who also presumably knew why).
Aletha was fond of making her mom laugh until she literally cried and helping her dad do anything and everything. It is impossible to sum up a woman so caring, genuine, vivacious, hilarious, and sparkly. Those qualities were so obvious to everyone around her.
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Aletha was her family’s whole entire world. She enriched the lives of countless colleagues and students.
Unfortunately, a battle with depression made her innate glow invisible to her and she could not see how desperately loved and valued she was."
Pinnow said her family’s hope is that sharing her sister’s struggles can help others not feel ashamed to speak out before it’s too late.
She added that telling their story might help break the destructive silence and stigma surrounding mental illness and suicide.
“I don’t care what people think about me or my sister — I love her, I loved her, and I will always love her,” she said.
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Pinnow added that she hopes to keep doing advocacy work in mental health in her sister’s honor.
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