Is it selfish to die in a tornado?

[Dragon]

My comment to Stacey and her reply:
Stacey Freedenthal, PhD, LCSW commented on Is It Selfish to Die in a Tornado?.

A very excellent article, Stacey. I could reiterate so much of what it says, but why rewrite it? Thank you for the thought that went into this.

Thank you for the feedback! I appreciate it.

The post was actually inspired by a column I read this week where the author called out a woman who died by suicide for being “selfish.” The woman, Patti Stevens, had been married 25 years. Two weeks earlier, her husband was murdered by a stranger with a machete. Patti Stevens killed herself in the throes of grief, despair, and trauma. And the columnist called her selfish!!

The headline of the column was, “Patti Stevens’ tragedy was unspeakable, but her suicide was still selfish.”

Can you imagine?

The column that Stacey refers to can be found here. The column is disgusting - the comments to it, which are still coming in strong are not. Most seem to actually understand Patty's actions but not the column.