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Jessie's Hope Society Halloween Party at West Vancouver's Mulgrave School

Oct 27, 2007

By Catherine "Cat" Barr

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This is a hard story to tell. Jessie Alexander is no longer wtih us because in 2002, at the age of 20, she took her own life due to the pressures of growing up, looking thin, and the resultant depression that can too easily take over in times of need. Yet, while the story is sad, the legacy is bright because in honour of her memory, a new light lives on. Jessie's Hope - A Halloween Dance, held this past weekend at Mulgrave school, is a non-profit organization that "works by helping young people cope with  the pressures of being a teenager in today's busy world". Prevention, reslience and inner strength are all part of this very worthwhile program that aims to curb eating disorders - a disease that should scare us into paying much more attention to the world around us.

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