I was an accomplice to my brother's suicide

Photos: 'We inherited his suffering'
'We inherited his suffering' – Evan Schwantner in October 2006, during his senior year of high school. "This is the Evan I choose to remember ... the happy Evan, the Evan before mental illness took over his beautiful mind and carefree spirit," author Erin Schwantner says of her brother.
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Photos: 'We inherited his suffering'
'We inherited his suffering' – A cherished memory: Schwantner and her brother on a helicopter ride over Maui on a 2005 family vacation.
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Photos: 'We inherited his suffering'
'We inherited his suffering' – Evan was the anchor leg on the mile relay team at his high school. This photo was taken in 2006.
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'We inherited his suffering' – Evan and his sister at his high school graduation, 2007.
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'We inherited his suffering' – Evan uploaded this image to his Facebook account late one night in December 2008.
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