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Just take a second. Look at this young boy. He’s 14 years old, happy, living a great life with great friends and a loving family. Look at him, again. This 14 year old boy took his own life January 18, 2011. 

This is my brother, Kameron Edgar Jacobsen.

With his smile and laughter, you would have never expected him to be hiding a darker emotional layer. He was so active, always out and about with his various friends. He was having fun, he was learning and living well. Unfortunately, Kameron was severely bullied due to the fact that he weighed a mere 90lbs as a freshman in high school. He was bullied anonymously online, in the hallways of school by upperclassmen, and on Facebook by girls with superiority complexes.

Because of these people, I will never get to watch my beautiful brother grow into a beautiful man. He’ll never dance with me on my wedding day, he won’t be an uncle to my future children, he won’t laugh with me, cry with me, even fighting seems so perfect lately.

Because of these people, I am walking 18 miles tonight for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. It’s called The Overnight. It begins at 7pm and continues throughout the night, into the morning until 5am. It will be a journey of emotion, tears, smiles, laughter, and overall an amazing learning experience. I’ll be walking with two of Kameron’s close girlfriends and their mothers. My parents will be volunteering to work at different stations. All together, we raised $5,270.00. That’s incredible. All of that money goes to research and programs to help people like my brother, so that people, such as my family, don’t have to go through heartache and a lifetime of never-ending questions. 

I hope some of my followers took the time to read this. Realize there are people out there who care about you. Realize that strangers will love you when you need to be loved. Realize that life sucks sometimes, but your darkest moments make you a stronger person. Life can be beautiful, just live to see it through.

Enjoy the beauty of this world, despite all the ugly that thrives in it. Rise above the negativity and live a full life. Explore, make mistakes, get a tattoo, dye your hair, travel the world, watch the sunrise, watch it set, take up painting, attempt to play an instrument, take pictures of everything, love your family, love your friends. Most importantly, please, love yourself.