Product Description
From twelve year old composer Faith Angelina off her debut album "Reaching 12" (available at FaithAngelina.com). "This
song was a turning point for me as I looked for help from my destructive
feelings and found the love and support that was always within my reach." - Faith Angelina
It was August 8th, 2016, when Faiths mother
found the suicide note left on her minivan.
It was a heart stopping moment.
The type that slows down time and changes all priorities and perspectives. On the front side of the paper it said,
"PLEASE READ" in big letters. On the
back was the following
Dear Mom,
I am writing this to inform you about something I didnt
have the strength to tell you in person.
I have depression. I know you
think that we all go through a stage where we are sad its true, but this is not
the case. I thought that I just had a
sad time too until I realized I had been thinking about killing myself many
times. I know that this is hard to hear
but I felt it was important to tell you something I had been holding back for 5
years. I hope you can think of me the
same after this note, and know that me thinking about killing myself is NOT
your fault.
Love,
Faith
After an immediate trip to the doctor, it was discovered
that Faith didnt have clinical depression but that she suffered from a hormonal
imbalance in her body. She had been
waking up in the middle of the night over half of her young life and wandering
around while the rest of the family slept.
With a small prescription, and lots of love, Faith headed off to start
middle school and a magical year that would follow.
Shortly after this experience, Faith composed a
new song called Finding Hope and finished up on three others she had been
working on.
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