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“I know during his time on Earth he didn’t want me to talk about it,” O’Brien confided, his jaw clenched, trying to hold back tears. “But I’m so praying that if I do see him again in the afterlife, he’ll understand that I’m trying to make a difference for other people. That people don’t need to suffer like he did.”
It’s the reason O’Brien is launching The Kennedy Forum Illinois at a Nov. 13 conference and fundraiser in Chicago. Its mission will be to destigmatize mental illness. The group will be a state affiliate of The Kennedy Forum, founded by former U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy, who has gone through many public battles with mental illness and addiction.
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