Remembering Garrett One Family's Battle With a Child's Depression

Oregon Senator Gordon Smith's son, Garrett, battled clinical depression for most of his life, and at the age twenty-two while attending the University of Utah, he took his own life. As parents, the suicide was absolutely heart-breaking for Smith and his wife, who had adopted Garrett as a newborn, and as a senator, Smith was forced to question whether he had the strength or even the desire to carry on in politics. Smith candidly retraces his son's life leading up to his suicide and chronicles the crippling sadness he and his wife faced in the aftermath. With the help of faith and others around him, Smith not only returned to politics, but has become a tireless advocate of suicide prevention. Smith's memoir speaks from the heart as a parent to other parents who have experienced the same tragedy.Smith, Gordon H. is the author of 'Remembering Garrett One Family's Battle With a Child's Depression', published 2006 under ISBN 9780786717620 and ISBN 0786717629.