9/11 First Responders raising awareness of suicide with a bike ride

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The Quell Foundation is organizing a bicycle ride with 20 first responders who are active, retired and family members who risked their lives to rescue persons who were in need of being rescued in New York City on the infamous 9-11 attacks on our land 20 years ago on Saturday. The bicycle ride started at the 911 Memorial Museum in New York City to Arlington Virginia on September 7 and will end on September 11 which is a distance of 225 miles, It is a good way for the public to be aware of the mental stress that first responders go through saving lives in their field which many of us believe that first responders are like our fictional heroes in the comic book and cartoon entertainment. The bad side of a life of a first responder is that the horror stories that many first responders have ended their own lives since the stress of dealing with a tragic event can take a mental toll on them. Kevin Lynch who is the CEO of the Quell Foundation is hoping that the ride will inspire first responders to seek help when they have signs of a mental breakdown. I hope that first responders do seek help when they deal with mental health issues since life is tough but help from Above. we can beat thoughts of taking our own lives.