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Ginger's Gift
Hope and healing through dog companionship
When Michelle Linn-Gust and her husband, Joe, brought Chaco, a charmingly neurotic mutt, to live with them, they didn't realize what they were getting into. Michelle had grown up in a close-knit dog-loving family, but owning a dog in her own home was a new experience. Not long after she and Joe became dog parents, Joe suffered a traumatic brain injury when a drunk driver crashed into his truck. Before long, the Linn-Gusts had four dogs, the maximum number allowed by the City of Albuquerque, and they couldn't seem to stop acquiring dogs. Whether Michelle was out running a road race or Joe was doing relief work following Hurricane Katrina, they opened their arms to 'just one more.' With no room for more dogs at their house, they set to finding a dog for Michelle's mother in Chicago. What they didn't realize was that the yellow Labrador dog wouldn't ever meet Michelle's Dad, the one person against having a dog in the house. Suddenly, Ginger's importance in Michelle's mom's life would be more than anyone could explain. In Ginger's Gift, Michelle tells the story of their lives as dog owners and of the ways that dogs have helped her and Joe through the difficult passages that all humans must face.

•Michelle's featured story on The Sibling Connection

Michelle Linn-Gust wins Suicide Prevention Action Network's Sandy Martin Grassroots Award for her work with siblings in New Mexico.
See photos from the event here.

Michelle Linn-Gust is the new Survivor Division Chair for the American Association of Suicidology. Click here to read more about the survivor experience.

She also edits Surviving Suicide. Click here to see articles from Surviving.

In about us
Find out who Michelle Linn-Gust is and how the loss of her sister Denise to suicide changed her life in ways she never could have imagined. Because of Denise's death, this web site and the book Do They Have Bad Days in Heaven? came about.

Sibling grief
The forgotten mourners. So little information is available for sibling survivors. Sibling grief helps bridge that gap.

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And read more about the book. Click on Do They Have Bad Days in Heaven?

Jewelry Section
Show your support for suicide awareness and prevention. Jewelry hand crafted by Jewels by J.J. owner Jennifer Timmons. Click here.

Resources
Looking for a suicide survivors support group in your town or want to sign a Suicide Prevention Advocacy Network petition? Resource links has it all.

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Editor's note: This site is not for suicidal people. If you are suicidal or think you know someone who is call 1-800-273-TALK.