WASHINGTON ( DC News Now ) — Six years after her daughter’s death, Patricia Denson said the pain still remains.
“It’s been rough ever since,” said Denson. “The time I spent with her, the 12 years, were the best 12 years of my life. She’s now 18, but she’s still 12 where she is.”
Stormiyah Denson-Jackson died by suicide at her D.C. boarding school, the Seed School, on Jan. 23, 2018. She was just 12 years old. Denson said her daughter was bullied there.
“It hurts, trust and believe it hurts. Especially the circumstances of it. It was something that was unbelievable to me. I look at it as a sacrifice. I don’t know,” she said.
Denson said her daughter was an activist who led peace walks and prayer meetings.
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“Stormiyah was a kid that was very outgoing, very passionate. She was a protector. She was an activist,” said her mother. “She did so many things.”
Years after her death, Denson now fills the role of activist, fighting for her daughter and helping others dealing with depression and anxiety to heal.