Hey friends,

Some of you may know me as Shawn Wu, and others as my online alias, DrRobosnarfen. Regardless, I hope you join me and support me in this cause: I will be streaming at the release of No Man's Sky on August 12th, 2016 for twenty-four hours and continue streaming throughout that week until the 19th. The Stream will be in memoriam of my mother, Yuh Ying Peng, and my sister, Cheryl Wu, in honor of their lives and to raise awareness for suicide prevention and mental health services.

Stream Link: https://www.twitch.tv/drrobosnarfen

My Story:

My mother ended her own life on April 1st, 2010. This is not a bad April Fool's joke, although I often wish it was. I have been grappling with this trauma for five years, since I was sixteen years old. It influences every aspect of my life and I miss her constantly. I have had to be strong. I have had to hide this important part of my experience.

I am tired of being strong and hiding. Suriving a loved one's suicide is not something you "get over." I want everyone to know that surviving can mean vulnerability and openness. I want that this should never happen again to anyone else.

My mother made a choice in 2010 that I hope none of you or your loved ones ever consider. I walk today in the hopes that my story helps someone see that people love you and things will be okay - you can get help. Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem and it deeply affects your loved ones, for the rest of their lives. All problems are either fixable or you learn and grow from them. My experience as a suicide survivor has taught me that we can fix everything, even if insufficiently, except death.

In the face of trauma, I've become someone who cultivates inclusive and supportive communities around me. I believe we need to take care of each other and be kind. I also know firsthand that the world can be effin' rough. The families we create for ourselves are what support us at the end of the day. I hope my efforts have not been in vain.

I would appreciate any donation you could give to AFSP in honor of my mother, to prevent suicide from shattering other lives.

My Sister wrote this. She took her life this January.

My Story:

I am a suicide survivor of three generations: I have never met my biological grandmother, she committed suicide when my mother was a child; my mother took her life when I was thirteen; my sister a week into my sophomore year of college. I know the pain that follows in the aftermath of suicide. I hope by doing this I can help save even one life. Because everyone single person out there matters. You matter to someone who loves you, someone who cares about you. And who, in turn, is there for you, there to listen to you in times of need. So please reach out to those around you, or to me, because someone will always care. I say this because I care.

For all those tuning into the stream, feel free to share you story. You can donate directly on this page, or through my stream, and I will be reading all donations. All donations received through either channel will be given to ASFP

Stream Link: https://www.twitch.tv/drrobosnarfen

See you,

Shawn Wu / DrRobosnarfen

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