<![CDATA[Stories by Christal Smith on Medium]]> https://medium.com/@christalsmith?source=rss-58e9daed7151------2 https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/150/150/1*HXaQKJTZiczYhn7jhcWaRw.jpeg Stories by Christal Smith on Medium https://medium.com/@christalsmith?source=rss-58e9daed7151------2 Medium Sat, 14 Nov 2026 12:26:10 GMT <![CDATA[WHAT I LEARNED WORKING ON A SUICIDE HOTLINE DURING COVID]]>

I was one of the lucky ones. I got to work from home. I was also considered a front-line worker so I got my first vaccine before anyone…

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“For me, the epiphany in all of this is that I shifted from wanting to die quickly to wanting to enjoy this last phase.”

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by Christal Smith

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The idea was simply to see for myself a program that our family foundation was supporting.

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