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Warm Milk

GIA DEETON

The stigma around mental illness needs to change. By telling the story of how mental illness affects my family, I hope to inspire others to gain the courage to share their experiences with an issue that is often overlooked. Names have been changed.

My mom and I walked in silence under the yellow glow of the polluted night sky. When we reached the door, she handed me the overnight bag that she carried for me while I carried my backpack for school the next day. Before ringing the doorbell, she hugged me and murmured, “I love you. Thanks for being strong. Bea will be okay.”

I knew that my older sister, Bea, would not be okay.

“I know.” I lied.