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Works Cited
About Jordan and Patrick:
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/nowornever/celebrating-everyday-heroes-1.6501032/my-brother-was-my-hero-i-try-to-remember-that-even-after-his-suicide-1.6509687
Om Choudhary | Love Of A Little Brother | Moth StorySLAM:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-XAVKXfsdw
Mental Health Resources:
https://futurestrong.org/2021/01/23/immediate-mental-health-resources-and-hotlines-around-the-world/
My Brother’s Suicide By Anderson Cooper:
https://www.cnn.com/2005/US/08/16/brother/
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