With eyes full of tears, "I stared in disbelief, shaking my head ‘No, over and over and over again, this only happens in the movies, the doctors and nurses continued to shake their heads telling me... she did not make it, I could not understand what they were saying to me. When I was brought to finally see her, she was just lying there like a lifeless angel, my baby, with a drip of dried blood on her mouth." – Donna Cimarelli-Sanchez, the mother of Maren Sanchez.

Who here has gotten upset or hurt from someone rejecting them? May it be going to the movies or out for drinks, or maybe asking someone for their number.

Rejection, though it hurts initially it is definitely not the end of the world. I know its easier said than done but... come on.

Here is a touchy subject, what about suffering from Mental Illness. Do you or anyone you know suffer from some sort of mental illness? Are the people around them aware of it and providing them with a loving and understanding support system? Or is their mental status being ignored, maybe they are in denial and find it completely taboo to take medicine or to admit there is something unbalanced with in?

Has there been a history of negative or harmful behaviors in their past?

Well today’s story is about the murder of Maren Sanchez...

Resources:

- Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut) April 2015/2016/2018 https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-prom-day-killer-sentence-20160605-story.html

- Oxygen Crime News – Christopher Plaskon 2021
https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/christopher-plaskon-files-lawsuit-against-prison

- WebMD.com – Psycosis & Psychotic Episodes
https://www.webmd.com/schizophrenia/guide/what-is-psychosis#4

- Non-profit dedicated to Maren Sanchez
https://marensanchezhomefoundation.org

- Phillip Phillips, Home cover by Maren Sanchez (2012)
https://youtu.be/H6-6hVhbI40?t=50

- Song Tribute - Maren Sanchez "Maren" song written, recorded and mixed by Steven Gonza
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aV7kgOS25Wo&feature=youtu.be