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Friday, August 19, 2011

All Education Matters: Student Loan Debtors Band Together To Support Suicidal Woman

All Education Matters: Student Loan Debtors Band Together To Support Suicidal Woman

Student Loan Debtors Band Together To Support Suicidal Woman

I asked people to offer their support to a young woman who recently said, if she doesn't find a job by Valentine's day, she will commit suicide.

She is, like so many of my readers, over $100,000 in debt, and at this point cannot see a future. She's not alone. Millions of educated, student debtors feel that their future has been stolen from them. But don't worry, AEM is now in its "big wave" phase, so we're going to get that back, and we're going to do it together.

The woman received amazing responses from people. It made me feel so lucky to be a part of this community. You are all so strong, caring, and supportive. Here are two highlights from those comments of support:

Leigh wrote:


Dear Liz,
There was a time when I felt suicidal, obtained the means, and went to the place I planned to kill