Letters To Noah: How Thousands Of Strangers Saved A Young Boy’s Life

Are you ready for an incredibly uplifting story that shows how kind and compassionate us humans can be to each other? A teenage boy’s life has been saved after he recieved thousands of uplifting letters from random strangers.

The Huffington Post reports that Noah Brocklebank believed that suicide was his only escape from a relentless and cruel campaign of bullying. Back in January, Noah took to the internet and posted a picture on Instagram which showed his arm filled with self-inflicted cuts. A note outlining his plans to kill himself om his 13th birthday accompanied the alaming picture.

After coming across the picture, Noah’s concerned parents immediately admitted him to a hospital where he could get the help he needed. However, Noah’s mam, Karen, decided to try something else to help raise her son’s spirits.

She created a website called Letters for Noah and asked complete strangers to write uplifting notes to her struggling son.

“Bullied, depressed, and unsure what else to do, Noah planned to end his life on his 13th birthday,” Karen wrote on the website.

“He is getting help, but we would like to shower him with letters of encouragement as he makes his journey to recovery,” she added.

Noah says that the letters have helped him to change his perspective on life

Karen originally hoped for one or two messages but couldn’t believe it when she was inundated with thousands. By the time Noah’s 13th birthday rolled around in February, he had already received 2,000 letters.

“Keep going Noah. If I can survive, so can you!” wrote one supporter.

Whiel some mental health experts have said that there are risks involved in exposing Noah’s mental health issues to the public, Karen stated that she felt helpless after asking Noah’s school to intervene and that she wants to use her website to help empower kids battling depressing and anxiety.

Noah is currently recovering well and has said that sifting through all the letters he has recieved helps him to feel as though he belongs in the world.

“I was focused on like, the bad side of people, like the bullies,” said Noah, speaking to CBS.

“Then I realised, that there are caring people out there that could be my friends,” he added.

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