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Our
daughter Brittany Rebecca Helton was born on July 3, 1991 and was the bright sunshine
of her parents Ronald and Christine Helton's lives and so many others. Brittany made the choice to end her life
on August 4, 2010 and we will forever have a missing piece within our hearts and souls. There was never a day that would go
by that Brittany wouldn’t find a way to make everyone around her smile or laugh, which brought so many lives joy,
even till this day. She was a very talented writer and would always do her best at whatever activity she was involved in and
would always see any task presented to her until its completion. Don’t misunderstand us, because there were moments
of battles over her very messy bedroom or shoes left in front of the door and wish with every fiber of our beings that
we could once again have such trivial battles once again. However, Brittany to everyone was the fun-loving, freckle faced
girl who would do the "Hammer Time Dance" with her cousin Sara, wear mismatched socks, or befriend someone sitting
alone.
Brittany, did not like labels, and would not want us to focus on her moment of darkness, but instead help
others see life is worth living even when we feel like there is nothing left to live for.
So, we as her parents, are dedicated to educating communities on suicide prevention,
but most of all, that each individual had a life and are not just a statistic or label.
Can you
imagine if we all would just stop and ask the simple question of, "ARE YOU ALL RIGHT", may help to change the world
one individual at a time. We know deep in our hearts that if our daughter Brittany Rebecca Helton could have looked into the
future and seen the devastation and sorrow her death caused, her family and friends every single day; she would not have taken
her own life and wouldn't want anyone else to either. So please call 1(800)273-8255(TALK) if you or anyone you may know is
contemplating self harm or suicide.
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