This is incredibly sad... I remember Laura very bravely writing about the loss of her friend. She was once accused of "making it up" as a way to scam steemit. What a sick minded person to target somebody at their most vulnerable. I admired Laura for openly expressing and reflecting on her grief and her suicide attempts. She was the main target of a particular troll, those who are here long enough would remember. Whenever i talked to her about it though she seemed very strong and well able to ignore his abuse.
A month ago she wrote about making the pledge and getting sober.. She wrote about her grief she was preparing herself to endure of the upcoming anniversary...
I recently read that it's not in a suicidal persons darkest moment that they'll take their own life but it's actually when they start to brighten up that we need to keep a closer eye on them. If you look at how she was writing for the passed month it actually looks like she was making real efforts to keep her spirits high.
Here's a positive post about how VR changed her life. Here's another celebrating 36 days sober. And this drawing is her most recent post...
Rip @lauralemons. You were a beautiful person and a loss to this whole community