I don’t remember my mom, Joyce, at all. I was only 20 months old when she shot & killed herself.
So, my #MomentsThatSurvive are...
So, my #MomentsThatSurvive are...
#MomentsThatSurvive
My friend @ELaffGarb. There are few people in my life that I know who would legit drop everything and come running to help me. Erica is one of those people. She called me on what would’ve been my mom’s 63rd birthday. Erica say on the phone
My friend @ELaffGarb. There are few people in my life that I know who would legit drop everything and come running to help me. Erica is one of those people. She called me on what would’ve been my mom’s 63rd birthday. Erica say on the phone
With me for 30 minutes and I hardly said a word. I could barely breathe. But E knew how I felt without me having to verbalize it. She kept reminding me to breathe. She helped me get through that shitty moment.
#MomentsThatSurvive
When I met @lucymcbath in 2015, Lucy said “Khary, I lost my son (Jordan Davis) & you lost your mom, but now we have each other”. Lucy will call me and tell me that she loves me and will also call me her son. That kind endearing act holds me together
When I met @lucymcbath in 2015, Lucy said “Khary, I lost my son (Jordan Davis) & you lost your mom, but now we have each other”. Lucy will call me and tell me that she loves me and will also call me her son. That kind endearing act holds me together
#MomentsThatSurvive
When I ran for Congress in 2016, @shannonrwatts was anxious to be my first donor. And then when the day came for me to announce, she made sure she was Donor 1! Shannon has always made sure that I felt seen and empowered and included. So glad she’s in my life
When I ran for Congress in 2016, @shannonrwatts was anxious to be my first donor. And then when the day came for me to announce, she made sure she was Donor 1! Shannon has always made sure that I felt seen and empowered and included. So glad she’s in my life
#MomentsThatSurvive
Ricard Martinez @riromtz saw me ugly face crying after an event where I first shared my story. He walked up to me and didn’t say anything at first. He just hugged me in the only way a father can. Then he told me in his stern voice
Ricard Martinez @riromtz saw me ugly face crying after an event where I first shared my story. He walked up to me and didn’t say anything at first. He just hugged me in the only way a father can. Then he told me in his stern voice
“Khary, your pain is yours. You have a voice and it matters. Own your tragedy; don’t let it continue to own you”.
#MomentsThatSurvive
@fred_guttenberg & have become close over the last 2 years and he’s provided the kind of fatherly advice that I needed and was able to understand my anger without judgment.
@fred_guttenberg & have become close over the last 2 years and he’s provided the kind of fatherly advice that I needed and was able to understand my anger without judgment.
#MomentsThatSurvive
@Alyssa_Milano read a tweet of mine a few years ago and could tell I wasn’t in a good place. So, she DM’d me & asked if she could call me. She sat on the phone w me as I cried and provided the ear that I needed in that moment.
@Alyssa_Milano read a tweet of mine a few years ago and could tell I wasn’t in a good place. So, she DM’d me & asked if she could call me. She sat on the phone w me as I cried and provided the ear that I needed in that moment.
She went on to give me an award and gave a very heartwarming speech about me and her own story about how her hairdresser completed suicide with a gun. @Alyssa_Milano has a massive platform & has graciously shared it with me
#MomentsThatSurvive
Sandy Phillips @MamaRedfield has this unique ability to know when I’m hurting. She always calls at the right moment, when I need her the most. A few years ago, the night before she would find out the fate of her daughter’s murderer, she called me
Sandy Phillips @MamaRedfield has this unique ability to know when I’m hurting. She always calls at the right moment, when I need her the most. A few years ago, the night before she would find out the fate of her daughter’s murderer, she called me
I had learned some very difficult info about my mom that day and Sandy wanted to make sure I was ok. I was so angry and hurt. But sandy knew exactly what to say to calm me down and to navigate my way through that dark wave.
#MomentsThatSurvive
@manueloliver00, whose son Joaquin “Guac” was shot & killed in the Parkland mass shooting, has show me and the world a different method of advocacy. He uses his amazing artistic ability to create a statement that words can’t do.
@manueloliver00, whose son Joaquin “Guac” was shot & killed in the Parkland mass shooting, has show me and the world a different method of advocacy. He uses his amazing artistic ability to create a statement that words can’t do.
#MomentsThatSurvive
@JoeBiden heard my story back in 2016 & in that moment, he put his hand on my heart, he made me feel that I was the only person in the world that mattered to him. That kind of empathy is rare in politics
@JoeBiden heard my story back in 2016 & in that moment, he put his hand on my heart, he made me feel that I was the only person in the world that mattered to him. That kind of empathy is rare in politics
