Seven years ago, Abby and I lost our dear friend, Briley, to suicide. And this month, September is

Suicide Awareness Month. So this week on Unplanned, we sat down with his mom to talk about it. She really

gave us a glimpse into what it's like to lose a child. This is going to be a heavier episode.

So if this topic is sensitive to you, you might want to skip this week. But I think it's really important that we talk about these things.

If you would be so kind as to donate to the link in the description,

Riley's mom shouted out a charity that we want to support and we are also going to donate to.

So please visit the description of this episode.

And there will be a link for you to donate.

I got a text at 445 that said, Mom, I love you more than anything. And according to the coroner's report, he did it at 5 p.m. This lieutenant was in tears. He said, I'm not talking to you as a police officer. I'm talking to parent-to-parent. Yeah. He said this is one of the worst things I've had to witness. Hearing that it was suicide, it just didn't make any sense because he was such a joyful, happy, just talented kid. He was the funny guy that made everybody laugh. When he walked in the room, the room brightened. Mom is a strong, strong word. It is a strong word. And I'll tell you what, you don't miss that word until you don't hear it anymore. He was home because his girlfriend and him were having troubles. Okay? He came home on a Sunday evening. I went and picked him up because he rode down there with her. He didn't have a car. I had his car. I was getting serviced. So he called me on a Sunday night,

very distraught at 9 o'clock. Mom, come and get me. So, say less. I'm there. Five hours there. And this is about a week before? This is three days before. Three days before. Okay. So this was a Sunday night. So I got down there at 1 a.m. And of course, my bribe-bri, the first question was how was the drive i was like long but it's okay how are you got there at one a

at one you know i mean i mean So I got down there at 1 a.m. And of course my bri-bri, the first question was, how was the drive?

I was like, long, but it's okay. How are you?

You got there at 1 a.m.

At 1. You know, I mean, I were 5 hours straight through. So, um, wow. I just was like, how are you? And he was calm. And he was just like, how was the drive? Long. And, you know, I was like, I have to get gas.

You have food.

You want to drink?

No, no, no.

And I was just like, well, I was like, I have to get gas. You have food. You want to drink? No, no, no.

And I was just like, well, I assume this has to do with Kyla. He was like, yes. And I've always been that helicopter, mom. I started asking a few questions. And he said, Mom, if you're going to ask me a million questions, just take me back to the dorm. I was like, nope, I'm not saying a word.

So I drove us was like, nope, I'm not saying the word.

So I drove us back, and he was in the back.

I could see the texting.

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