About

Hi! My name is Valerie. I’m a suicide widow, a member of the Dead Parent Society, a school shooting survivor, a trauma expert if you will. Writing is my outlet. It allows my brain to unravel its million and one thoughts and make a cool project instead of a mess.

I lost my parents in 2017 and 2018. I write about them.

I lost my husband September 2023 to suicide. I write about him a LOT.

Dustin and I met in September of 2022. We moved in together February of 2023. He lost his arm that same month. In May he attempted suicide, later that month we got married. In September, on our anniversary, his suicide attempt was successful.

This will be where I write about him, our wild ride, demons and their darkness, mental health, and the aftermath of it all.

TRIGGER WARNINGS: some of this content will be graphic. I will be discussing suicide, medical details, dog maulings, all things dark. You’ve been warned.