The Controversial Decision to Allow a Child to End Their Life.

A mother shares her experience of giving her daughter permission to end her life after years of struggling with mental illness. The author reflects on her fear of losing her daughter to suicide and how it prevented her from empathizing with her daughter's pain. Ultimately, the author validates her daughter's experience and offers her unconditional love and support. Her daughter is now a therapist managing her mental health every day. The author has become a crisis counselor and advocates for ending the stigma against mental illness.