Woman aims to help parents estranged from children
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — While many families prepared for gift-opening get-togethers during the holiday season, Jenna Richey instead dealt with what she called "an emotional roller coaster."
The Bowling Green woman is two years removed from a suicide attempt brought about by her estrangement from her two grown children and her grandchildren. She has bounced back from that low point and can say now: "I'm happy with who I am."
Her bouts of depression were so severe that getting out of bed was an effort, and the road back hasn't been easy, largely because there are few resources that support parents dealing with estrangement.
"My friends didn't know how to deal with estrangement," she recalled.