On
June 8, 2002 we lost our son Nathan Eisert to suicide.
Until shortly before
his death, Nathan had been a
basketball
player for Western Kentucky
University. During his
final
year at WKU, Nathan endured
injury and undiagnosed depression.
Without treatment, he was released from the
team and died five weeks later.
After
Nathan died, we found out that suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death
in the United States for 15 to 34 year-olds. Suicide is the 2nd leading
cause of death for college students.
There are at around 30,000 known suicide deaths in our country each
year, and many more that are not listed as such on death
certificates. Our family has learned that with awareness,
education, better access to treatment and removal of barriers to seeking
help, suicide can often be avoided.
For our family and others, bringing
suicide
prevention awareness and education has become
our
directive.
Shortly before what would have been Nathan’s 21st birthday,
and
the first anniversary of his death, I was inspired with the lyrics and
music to the song “Tell
Them Momma”.
I felt that the song was a gift
both from God and from my son. To me, the song is a
confirmation
of our directive to tell our story and to bring this issue out in the
open, so that lives can be saved.
The young men and women on the cover of the CD were all between
the ages of 15 and 34 when they lost their lives to suicide. Every
day, each of their families and too many others, struggle to bring
meaning to our loss.
Jan Ulrich
momma of Nathan Eisert
5/27/82-6/8/02
CD cover photos
Top Row - Left to
Right
Nathan, Trena, Chancey, Tim
Bottom Row - Left to Right Kent, Michael, Arlyn,
Matthew
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