and last updated 2021-02-09 13:04:11-05
EL PASO COUNTY â On October 28, 2015, Abella Parkins lost her mother to suicide.
It was an unexpected event, that at the time 10-year-old Abella struggled to comprehend. Before this all happened I was not good with change, said Abella.
Abella Parkins
Abella Parkins (top right) and her mother (bottom right)
Abella is a sophomore at Widefield High School. She says she has witnessed her friends and classmates struggle over the last year. I know a lot of people are struggling, and like I myself, I m struggling, and a lot of my friends are too, said Abella.