chooselife.org

chooselife.org is dedicated to the fight against teen suicide. our first project is a documentary film called “tell my story.” "tell my story" is a 90 minute documentary film focused on the teen suicide epidemic. the film’s title comes from my own story.  my 14 year old son hung himself in the attic of our home while my wife and i were away on vacation.  we had no idea that he was depressed, a little grumpy from time to time, yes,  but depressed no. in his letters and texts he made it clear that he had gone out of his way to hide his true state.  a few weeks after he passed, i was going through his room. i opened up a dresser drawer, it was empty except for two sticky notes.  the first was a note he left with all of his usernames and passwords. the second was a simple sticky note that said “tell my story” tell my story will be about a father's journey to change the trajectory of teen suicide in the world, after the death of his 14 year old son. ultimately the goal of the film is to