my story
MY STORY is a place for you to share reminiscences and observations about everyday happenings. Submit your essay for consideration to: Donna Boen, Miamian editor, “My Story,” Glos Center, 820 S. Patterson Ave., Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 45056 or Miamian@ MiamiOH.edu. Please limit your essay to 900 words and include your name, class year, address, and phone number.
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miamian magazine
We All Need ‘Emotional’ First Responders By Tyler Bradshaw ’09 MS ’14 and Bob Rusbosin
Ty: There were voices asking me questions. “Who should we call? Who do you need here right now?” I had just been told that my dad had passed away, a victim of suicide at age 50. My mind was cloudy, foggy, overwhelmed. There seemed to be a haze hanging over me. I knew that time was ticking on, but I felt like I was standing still, unable to progress forward. But to that particular question, my mind cleared in an instant. “I need my pastor, Harville. And I need Dr. Bob.”