Brother Broken

<p><em style=color: rgba(102 102 102 1)>Is suicide hereditary? Does it run in families? When three brothers end their lives is it an ill-fated coincidence or an underlying symptom? Perhaps it's a curse an unfortunate chain of events or a string of bad luck. One thing for sure there are endless questions that beg answering.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em style=color: rgba(102 102 102 1)>'Brother Broken'</em><span style=color: rgba(102 102 102 1)> is not a tale of woe. It's not a romance novel a how-to handbook a travel guide a pot-boiler a sci-fi sequel or a fantasy adventure. It's a Saskatchewan true story. A slice of history that's not dark or depressing. A memoir of hope and gratitude with a touch of ridiculous?though some parts are complicated because there is nothing straightforward pertaining to </span><em style=color: rgba(102 102 102 1)>'broken'</em><span style=color: rgba(102 102 102 1)>.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(102 102 102 1)>Three of my brothers died.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(102 102 102 1)>I wish I could say they died of natural causes but there is nothing natural about suicide. It's the kind of loss that isn't easily explained.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(102 102 102 1)>I remember my brothers by writing about them. I share the story of their lives. l tell of what decent boys they were what they meant to me how their lives were ordinary and sound before all the trouble started happening. I write so people will learn the goodness of my parents the wholesomeness of my extended family that my kin weren't lowbrow hicks who screwed-up raising kids.</span></p><p><br></p><p><em>If you are suffering mourning or considering suicide my deepest wish is for the story to speak to you bring you out of despair and give you hope.</em></p>