'No One Else Can Play Your Part' NSPW

A friend of mine shared a post on Facebook today in regards to National Suicide Prevention Week that really moved me. We all play a part, and it's important to identify yours.

She challenged her friends and family to share a post to raise awareness during National Suicide Prevention week with the following message:

It's National Suicide Prevention Week. I would like to challenge my friends and family to share this image with a caption of why no one else can play your part. Then challenge your own family and friends to do the same.
No one else can play my part because I love kids when others find them intolerable. No one else can play my part because I will lay on a floor in a suit to teach deep breathing, lay on a dirty sidewalk to do a germ phobia exposure, sit in a room and be screamed at for an hour and not raise my voice back; because I will cry with a lonely and abused teenager, and I will dance to Justin Bieber at the end of every session, if that's what keeps the kid in the game. No one else can play my part because I never give up on others. I am extremely sensitive and genuinely me. Nobody else has ever or will ever have my unique strengths and quirks. No one can play my role as the little sister, daughter, friend, teacher, and therapist quite the way I can. I bring something special to each relationship I form with every living being. The experiences I have had in my life are uniquely mine and have shaped me into the person I am today.
FYI, The National Suicide Prevention Hotline number is: 1-800-273-8255
For more information on #NoOneElse14, visit http://twloha.com/

For my part here goes...

No one else can play my part, because I share myself daily with thousands of listeners. No else can play my part, because I truly enjoy working in radio and playing a variety of music each day that reaches people on emotional level.

No one else can play my part, because I'm a mommy to my two cats, and they wouldn't accept anyone else in their little world. No one else can play my part, because I am uniquely me. My interests and endeavors are always evolving, as I am presented with new adventures and blessings.

No one else can play my part, because no one else has walked in my shoes daily to understand the struggles and blessings first hand that have molded me into who I am today.

No one else can play my part, because I have been affected by suicide first hand and understand the ripple effect that one life can have on another. My dear friend, Debbie, took her own life two years ago this week. I had no clue that she would ever even consider such an act.

Her sadness was buried deep, and I did not see the signs. Her life and mine intersected for only three short years, but in that time she helped dramatically shape my life for the better.

Her kindness, wisdom, generosity and spirit led me to give more of myself and my time to my community, friends and family. She inspired me to get involved with organizations that have led me to new friendships, business endeavors and love.

If she and I had not crossed paths, my life would be all together very different today. No one else could play Debbie's part, and today she is still dearly loved and deeply missed.

Though I realize I may not have been able to prevent her from choosing to end her life, I wish I had better understood the warning signs.

Keep your loved ones close, and remind them. No one else can play their part, or yours.