Canada now has a free suicide-crisis hotline. But too many of us are still alone
Bertram says he’ll call back; Lilac’s on the phone again, he tells me. I decide to make a cup of tea as I wait. It’s always this way with Bertram. We’ve had a scheduled weekly phone call for years. I’m not even sure when it began, but talking to Bertram has been a permanent feature of my life, despite his...