I'm so sorry to hear this.  I hope your nephew can get the help that he needs.  I'm sure your sister will appreciate your help, or support in whatever form you are able to give it.  

Ugh. I know this pain too well. A few years ago, a family member committed suicide. It was, and still is difficult to deal with. I'm glad your nephew is able to receive help. I'm thinking of you and him and the rest of the family. 

I'm really glad your nephew is getting help. I have a little experience with feeling suicidal and with having loved ones who feel suicidal. I'm always so glad to hear that someone who needs help is getting it. I hope for the best for your sister, your nephew, and all your family. 

         So sorry to hear this! My daughter missed six weeks of school and was treated for depression and suicidal thoughts. It took three weeks of intensive therapy and medication before she felt just a little better. It is tough, even now she just acknowledges the thought and waits for it to pass. The good news is that there is hope.

I am so, so sorry that your family is going through this. I am even more thankful that your nephew didn't succeed. I haven't experienced this from a parental or familial perspective, but I'm sure you will find resources that help you support your sister and your nephew -- as well as yourself -- throughout this process.

I lost a friend to suicide in college, 5 years ago now. He was brilliant, talented, and reckless. We had nothing and everything in common. I still think about him almost every day. 

In high school, he used to come over to my house after school and cannonball naked into the pool. We double-dated to prom. He drove me around with Mozart's Requiem playing at full blast and talked about how it took him to a place where he could peer over the edge into the great abyss. In college, he built my roommate's loft bed the day we all moved in. He gave me a botched haircut, so we both shaved our heads. He called me to ask if he could come over on New Year's a few months before he died, but he never showed up.

I saw him at his best and his worst. He made me laugh, he made me mad, and I loved him dearly.

Here's to you, J.

thank you everybody for your kind words.