He grew up with plenty of giggles and practical jokes, always smiling and being such a great big brother. Of course, our family life wasn’t perfect and a big change in direction led our little family back to Hamilton, ON. Josiah struggled with the move almost immediately and it was obvious. Home life became close to being unbearable as he spiraled downward. Pleas to attend therapy for anger manage
ment were outweighed with further aggression and so I, his mother, tried to use love as therapy throughout his yet undiagnosed illness. As the years passed his mental health worsened and one day su***de became a new word in our vocabulary. A near attempt in November 2015 sent him to the Emergency room at St. Joseph’s where he was given the clear and sent on his way. He finally tried to seek therapy after that but his work schedule clashed with the early morning group therapy sessions. He refused medication but instead self-medicated. Doomed relationships saw repeated bad break-ups that sent this sensitive, beautiful being utterly reeling. The final break-up would be devastating, and Josiah took his own life, in the early hours of Father’s Day, June 18, 2017. This Page is dedicated to Josiah. I’ll like you for always.
