Hard

A student told me today she though of ending her life. This was not out of the blue; she was struggling for a while now. I did "my part", walked her  over to our Student Counseling Center, then reported it to the Dean of Students office, and to my department head.

Everybody told me I did exactly what I was supposed to, bla, bla, bla. While I heard them, and felt somewhat reassured, the blow of having a person tell me they are are thinking of taking their own life was substantial. My most "in your face" brush with depression recently.

A surreal picture for a surreal day, an image of merliton, a squash-like vegetable popular around here, planted and sprouting away.

edit: as this is a backblip, I am happy to report the student is feeling better.