As I've posted several times before, my best friend's 17 y.o. son died by suicide on 1/2/21. Since that time, I've accompanied her and her wife to many gatherings, walks, conferences, etc.
There are colored beads that one can wear when you arrive at the event. The white beads mean you lost a child, Red means you lost a spouse, Orange stands for a sibling, Purple- a relative or friend, Teal for a family member who's attempted, Gold - a parent, and others.
Whitney (not her real name) always hands me the purple beads for a relative or friend (as she's getting hers she'll get me mine). Well, my sister has attempted suicide five times (thank God she was able to find the right combination of meds as well as had a lot of different types of therapy). Sooooooooo, not only should I get the purple beads (for her son) but I should also get the Teal colored ones to represent my sister.
This past Saturday at a gathering she handed my the purple ones so I went back to the board to get the teal colored ones. When I got back to our chairs I said, "Whitney, you're always trying to short-change me on the beads - you always forget about Julia (my sis)! It was the way I said it and my body language that made us both laugh so hard!
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