Last week a senior at Penn killed himself at his home. He had played in the football game 2 days before--they beat my brother's alma mater--Bucknell. Kyle was being treated for depression. There can't be a more traumatic event than the loss of a child. Kyle's mother said that he was a great kid, that he was being treated, and that it's nobody's fault. She's right. It's so easy for people to say why didn't anyone see the signs, or how could someone feel that there was no hope? For a 21 year-old to feel that suicide was his best, or only, option, tells us the grip that depression has on people. My daughter's friend is also a senior at Penn, and I told her about Kyle. She talked to her friend, who also happened to go to high school w/ Kyle--and he said he was a great kid--everyone wanted to be him, that's how well-liked he was. What a tragedy. Like his mother said, there's still a stigma attached to depression, mental illness, etc. Some won't talk about it. We need to change this--it's too common, especially among college students--but also so treatable.