from the score.ca
Already the fond memories of a player who had a permanent smile are streaming in. George Richards of the Miami Herald witnessed Belak drop his mitts during his brief stint in the sunny south. He recalled a moment during a tussle against Steve MacIntyre shortly after Belak was waived by the Panthers and landed in Nashville.
"The punches Belak tossed were so heavy, he cracked MacIntyre’s helmet. Belak was such a good guy, MacIntyre had no trepidation in sending the helmet to Belak for an autograph.
Belak signed the helmet right above the gash that he left with his bare hands."
as horrible and sad as this is, committing suicide when you're leaving a wife and two kids behind is a brutally selfish act.
With honest all due respect Johnny, that is a popular statement made by people who haven't had a close person in their lives commit suicide. I have. I hear and read these types of statements all the time, and it makes my blood boil. I can tell you, I hold no ill will to the loved one I lost, I just miss her.
Depression is a terrible disease. No cure, and treatment that is hugely dependant on the person suffering from the depression staying on meds that make them feel like shite, and in a lot of cases, make them unbalanced in other areas. Not only is your mind in an ill state, but the rest of your body suffers, too. Sleep deprivation, extreme fatigue. Not a good place.
The person who commits suicide is a person who is clearly not in a state of mind to make sound decisions. They don't mean to be selfish, they just want to escape their own pain.
I can't imagine what it would be to be in that state of mind. I hope I never find out.
RIP Wade Belak.