Hey Jamie and Byron. Thanks so much for all you guys do...just this week, I've had to go back and read your Omaha and Heath Ledger blogs as we had a 17 year old student die in a motocross accident in Palm Coast FL on Tuesday. I'll be doing his funeral....thank you so much for investing in me- for good hugs and friendship. Look forward to seeing you soon.

big John

1 | Left by big John Scott | Sep. 18, 2008 at 6:54am

yeah..the funeral is Monday in St. Augustine. thanks for your prayers guys! congrats on the baby Byron!

2 | Left by big John Scott | Sep. 18, 2008 at 6:56am

Jamie,

Thank you for all that you do for To Write Love on Her Arms. This movement is so incredibly important. The silent need a voice and you have given them just that. Keep truckin!

Hope&Love
Crystie

3 | Left by Crystie Bowe | Sep. 18, 2008 at 12:25pm

Jamie, Renee, Byron, and the whole TWOLHA team:

Thank you all so much from the bottom of my heart. The subject of depression//SI//cutting//etc. is VERY important to me.
I myself am struggling with depression and SIing, and I'm only 13, and I want you all to know you've kept me alive.
Praise God for TWLOHA!

God Bless,
Hannah

4 | Left by Hannah<3 | Sep. 18, 2008 at 12:49pm

Hi Jamie and Byron,

Thank you again for everything you do! I have been trying my best to spread the word about TWLOHA and everything it brings awareness to. I am part of many fan clubs and posted a bulletin encouraging people to check you guys out, and to help spread the word about preventing suicide. I also wanted you guys to know I am doing a speech in College. It has to be an informative speech, and I am doing it on TWLOHA. I want you to know how much you guys are helping me. Things are very hard for me right now, and its very comforting to know there are people out there that care. Thanks and take care!!

~Sharon

5 | Left by Sharon | Sep. 18, 2008 at 3:39pm

Hello, Jamie and Byron,

I think it's positively amazing that you guys are traveling all over the country to help people. Thanks for doing that; what TWLOHA does is something extremely important to me. Renee's story and the blogs here really inspire me, and they've helped me stay away from those problems. I'm an ex-cutter.

Thanks again, you guys are wonderful!

-Lacey

6 | Left by Lacey | Sep. 19, 2008 at 4:34pm

hey i know yall might here thanks for everything yall do well im another on of those people. i think it all started in 9th grade when my cousin killed him self. noone knew he would do it and only my uncle knows y cause he left a note. i has very close to him and it hurt me alot. knowing a life one day would be gone another. so after i was in a deep deprestd stage in my life. i thought everyone hated me and that noone would be able to help me. i later started cuting. later my mom found out and made me go to a counsilar. i hatd it all i really needed was someone to talk to who went through what i did. i do not cut now any more i havent for 2 years and i will always rember the last day i cut which was feb.17 2006. now i go online and try and tell so many people how wrong it is that they can talk to me. i really love what yall are doing. i just wanted to tell yall that. ok later
peace<3

7 | Left by alexis | Sep. 20, 2008 at 8:22pm

I'm not sure where to put this, since a friend brought this to my attention, and I've never been here before...

"Nearly 30% of all suicides worldwide occur in India and China."
That statistic is very skewed since India and China have 37% of the world's population. So it seems that they actually have lower suicide rates. The specific suicide rates in India and China would probably help more. Thanks :)

8 | Left by k | Sep. 22, 2008 at 2:14pm

Why Cut?
Jacky Parrott
2008

“Oh...this cut?
The dog jumped on me.”

“Why long sleeves during the summer?
I’m cold!”

Why am I sad?
Why am I upset?

So why cut?
The same reason people drink booze,
Or take drugs,
Or don’t eat enough or eat too much.

This is how I cope with the pain of strong emotions,
Intense pressure, or upsetting relationships.
To cut is to let go of the sense of
withdrawal and emptiness.

The blood takes the place of my rage, sorrow,
Rejection, desperation, and my emptiness.
Cutting is a mask
That I use to hide my loneliness.

Cutting is like “Old Faithful”
The pressure builds up without
release until finally at its most
resistance pressure it explodes.

So I cut. And often I don’t realize it
Until there is a bloody mess.
It’s an impulse that can no longer be stopped.
No longer am I numb to my inner self;
For me this is a self awareness.

I couldn’t talk about my mom’s death,
So I cut about it.
It’s like a knot a in my gut
That I can’t undo.



Don’t stop me; don’t even try.
Because if you do I will just do it more.
The cutting has begone and now it controls me.

So you ask if I’m cutting again?
Don’t, I will only lie.
The cuts are healed and now there are only scars.
But these are my scars...
My history, my memories.

I want to feel better.
I don’t want to end it all.
Don’t get mad at me or reject me
Or lecture me or beg me to stop.
I need a friend who will care for me.
Who will allow me to know that I am not alone.

The hardest part I have started...
Admitting that I cut.

9 | Left by Jackie | Sep. 26, 2008 at 9:42am

somehow i came across this and thought, wow, i am not the only one out there that has struggled with mental illness, drug addiction and cutting. I have felt so alone for years and it is a relief to know i am not alone. It makes me sick to feel that the mental health professionals, those who were to help me, somehow made me feel i was the only out there cutting my arms, therefore leaving me feeling ashamed and full of more pain. glad there are others who can understand.

10 | Left by christie | Sep. 28, 2008 at 11:11am

Thank you for giving people hope and love.

11 | Left by Holly | Sep. 28, 2008 at 2:34pm

heyy guys
i was wondering if you knew exactly when renees book will be back in stock. i want to buy a copy. I can not wait to read more about her story.

if it isnt too much, email me.

<3 Much Love

-Taylor

12 | Left by Taylor | Sep. 30, 2008 at 8:05am

Is someone coming to Southeastern University tomorrow night?

13 | Left by Jill | Sep. 30, 2008 at 10:17am

Hi Jamie and Byron,
I know you get this alot, but I wanted to thankyou all for everything you do. This subject really means a lot to me. So many poeple around me have attempted suicide, resorted to self injury, been depressed, etc. Things like this hurt not only the person who does it, but the people around them as well, I would know. It hurts even worse when you realize no one is going to do anything about it or try to help. But you guys do just that. Since finding out about TWLOHA, my friends and I have been helped in so many ways! So thankyou from the bottom of my heart!!
Thanks again, and don't ever give up.
<3 Katlyn

14 | Left by Katlyn | Sep. 30, 2008 at 2:25pm

Ok, so i just wanted to say thanks, I've finally found somewhere I can go and automatically be happy again.

Ive had a kinda crappy year and as soon as im on this site or even see a tshirt, i feel ok, that its just a bump in the road.

What you guys are doing is amazing.

John.

15 | Left by John | Oct. 7, 2008 at 4:27pm

I tried to cut myself last Saturday... I think I needed someone to remind me they love me.

My friend who I love more than I can say, told me he was buying a shirt from this site. It reminded me of how I had heard of this site. I rechecked it.

No matter what, and no matter how bad I want to, I won't try again.

I think this was God's way of reminding me that someone loves me.

I love you, you silly little ginger : )

Thank you so much for having this site, I'm afraid I might have tried again. I feel loved again.

16 | Left by Anonymous | Oct. 8, 2008 at 9:06pm