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'Start the conversation now': Parents want son’s life to be a catalyst for suicide awareness
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October 30, 2018
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8:17Now PlayingWhen Robbie Eckert was 8 years old, he suffered a compound fracture during football practice.
But his primary concern while lying in the hospital bed wasn’t his pain or what had happened to him. It was making sure his dad told the other two kids involved in the incident that it wasn’t their fault.
Robbie, 15, ended his life Oct. 11. Jason Eckert, along with his wife and Robbie’s mother Kari, came home and found him after attending Robbie’s parent-teacher conferences at Lakewood High School.
Jason Eckert said the football injury incident illustrated the kind of person Robbie was – a compassionate kid who did things like take care of his grandmother while she recovered from surgery and coach young kids on swimming and golf during the summer.
Jason and Kari Eckert said their mission is to carry on Robbie's affinity for kindness and empathy through Robbie’s Hope.
Robbie’s Hope is a fundraising campaign to create a nonprofit that will provide support to local mental health resources and to broaden and deepen the awareness of depression and suicide prevention in schools.
The GoFundMe page (www.gofundme.com/robbieshope) started with a $1,000 goal and has since grown to more than $72,000. It’s new goal is to raise $100,000.
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