Our thoughts go out to the family of former NFL player George Atkinson III after his passing on the one-year anniversary of his twin brother's suicide.
published in October. In the piece, Atkinson III opened up about their childhood struggles. He explained their mother suffered from paranoid schizophrenia and drug addiction and that he and his brother later went on to live with their father, Super Bowl champion. Years later, their mother died after complications from Crohn's disease. Atkinson III wrote they were both grieving but"thought Josh was taking it better than me.
"We all must make sure we don't find the easy way out, like using alcohol or drugs to numb our pain," he wrote."That will lead us nowhere. We have to face our problems head-on, whether that is talking to people, praying or listening to motivational speeches. Whatever helps you get through a tough time, that's what you've got to do and that's what I have to do too.
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