ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Shatter Our Silence hosted its 9th annual fundraiser to break the silence of young adult suicide.
“I had to fight the voices inside myself, saying no, I am supposed to be here,” shared survivor Kirsten Edmunds.
Among the attendees was Edmunds, who had thoughts of ending it all. At 16, Edmunds developed an eating disorder at 16. By the age of 20, she had gone through several treatment centers…