Marie Osmond’s son commits suicide
By Alexandra Heilbron on February 27, 2010 | 29 Comments
Marie Osmond’s 18-year-old son Michael Bosil comitted suicide in Los Angeles last night. According to ETOnline, he jumped to his death from an apartment balcony. He left a note saying his lifelong battle with depression left him feeling as if he had no friends and couldn’t fit in. Michael had entered rehab in November 2007 at the age of 16, but details were kept private. Marie and Brian Bosil adopted Michael in 1991. They have two biological children together and five adopted children. Marie also has a son from a previous marriage. She and Bosil divorced in March 2007. Marie released a statement today through her publicist that read: “My family and I are devastated and in deep shock by the tragic loss of our dear Michael and ask that everyone respect our privacy during this difficult time.” Marie and her brother Donny Osmond’s Las Vegas shows have been cancelled until further notice. ~Alexandra Heilbron
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Wow..inspired by Andrew Koenig? ‘Lifelong battle’ @18?
Great rehab stint.
“He left a note saying his lifelong battle with depression left him feeling as if he had no friends and couldn��t fit in.” apparently it IS because people feel alone that they off themselves. man, this is getting out of hand. people seriously need to see a shrink.
Mandee, they have.
well then, they need to call them when they get these urges or go to the hosp or their family or someone.
Sometimes, the sad thing is there is no hope left in the persons mind of getting better. No matter how much help they get, it does not always work as people want it to. It’s the sad truth, and some people will never truly understand what it feels like to feel so isolated and depressed to the point of suicide. It’s one of those things that no one can really understand unless they are that person. To feel death is much more happier than life, I wish all people could feel happy in life. But in a world full of $#!+, it’s sometimes difficult to find the peace and anchor holding you down to this earth.
To Demigod
I assume you are retarded…..a life long battle is just that “lifelong” which is 18 years in this instance!!! Its un educated comments and views on depresion like yours that made him feel alone and helpless if he died of of another sickness qouls you be so callous?? Suicide is what hapens when depresion goes untreated or even worse dismissed as a phase the blues etc. There is a suicide death every 40 seconds through out the world.
This is a very real desease that criples and kills people every day!!!
Tony: I believe you assume correct.
As for the article, my condolences to the Osmond/Bosil families.
Marie and family – no matter what the circumstances a death of a child is the most devasting that can be. You are in our thoughts and prayers. Hopefully the media will give your the quiet and privacy we all deserve in the time of GRIEF.
Hey Tony…you don’t have spell check? Great write for a 10 year old…you should proof read before you hit enter. Depression is a sad sickness, I have lost a couple of friends from it…what is sometimes forgotten is the damage it does to the ones who love the person who commits suicide…it effects many. A sad day for all involved.
Tony, yes… you need spell check.
Age A – you also need spell check… ‘it effects’? it should be ‘it affects’ … but I still agree with you. Depression is very real… been there.. and you need to have friends and family by you to constantly sweep you out of it… or it grabs you and sinks you deeper…
Tony, chill out, he was just expressing his opinion on the article.
Depression is a very serious disease, but I think because it’s a disease of the mind, many people don’t see it as a real disease. Many of these people have the things they need, i.e. a great support system (family/friends), doctors, medications, etc, yet the depression has them in such a tight grip, that death seems to be the only way out of their agony. I cannot imagine being that desperate to escape the emotional torture they are going through.
RIP Michael, and I hope the Osmond and Bosil families, and Michaels friends, can come together and help each other heal from this tragedy.
When someone is that far depressed seeking medical attention/support lines/support from family and friends is not enough. When someone is in that frame and they are ready to go then there is no stopping them. It is unfortunate and I don’t think any of us can understand it unless we have been that depressed person. Even those who are left behind, they understand the devastation and think how could they have done things differently, but there is no “differently”. It is a very difficult disease, difficult to help, difficult to live with. And some meds don’t cut it, they can actually make the thoughts of suicide worse. It’s easy to say “think of everyone you leave behind” but for those who are sick they think the ones they are leaving will be better off when they are gone. For those of us who are not in that mental state it is very difficult to understand how anything could be so bad. I feel much sympathy for the family and I hope they seek counselling asap to assist them with not just the loss, but to ensure they don’t blame themselves.
And to all you dudes on Tribute, let’s get over this whole spelling issue. If someone misspells, who cares as long as we get the just of what that person is saying. It’s very high schoolish, almost trying to pick a fight when you have nothing better to fight about, so please, I’M BEGGING…lets move on from that pettiness.
I with you carol on the hole spel check thing, who cares. it seems two be a way too attempt to insult others on her usally.
R.I.P Micheal Bosil, I hope you have found your peace.
to the grammere buffs, enjoy the spellng errrors.
tiny,thanx for dat..had noo idia. Nanzys noz iz broun agin.
Hi’ly unlikelee…”Nanzys noz” iz nevver browen! LOL
Btw: YAY CANADA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What a game! Don’t need that kind of drama in my life!
It never ceases to amaze me that people that are fighting for their lives never think of suicide; whether it be because of disasters, disease, starvation, or persecution.
If only people could understand how precious life is before “jumping” to conclusions in their lives.
I think that sometimes when people have life too easy it gets out of context very quickly.
Maybe life needs to be harder for us to appreciate it.
I don’t mean to undermine the disease of depression either. It is definitely a terminal illness if not treated with the proper medication.
Just stating a curiosity that I have with the illness among those that don’t have to fight to survive.
My heart goes out to anyone that has lost a loved one.
Depression is a terrible black whole that you fight to crawl out of everyday. You think you’re a burden to friends and family. Seeing shrinks as helpful as possible…depends on how huge a hold the disease has on you. Wish if leaving my brain to science when I’m done would help others, believe me….it sucks to feel depressed beyond control.
Jrstingray: this is the kind of narrowmindedness that leads people who are clinically depressed to commit suicide. People fighting for their lives due to disasters, disease, starvation, or persecution probably are not clinically depressed, if they were, they would’ve just given in and let themselves die from starvation, disease, etc. Most people have a will to live. People with clinical depression don’t. No matter what their circumstances. If you took a clinically depressed person and put them in a disaster situation, they would still probably jump to their death, in fact, even more quickly because it would just be one more tragedy to add to their already unhappy situations.
If one shrink does not work, find another, keep trying because there is help out there. I think the hardest thing about depression is you feel ashamed and embarrassed about it and you don’t want to get help…but help is out there if you are willing to open up and give it a shot….I am someone who has suffered from depression and it was not easy but I found the right person to help me and it made a HUGE Difference. Keep trying, and encourage thouse around you to do the same.
Carol on February 28, 2010 10:18 PM thats the point. i AM in that mindset most of the time, but i still use my family as my excuse to not do anything i cant take back. i DO personally believe my family and my one friend would be better off if i wasnt around.
Jrstingray on March 1, 2010 2:29 AM are you implying that people that suffer from depression have “had life too easy”? if you have ever suffered from any form of depression youd KNOW that statement is not true.
Johnny on March 1, 2010 2:39 PM youre absolutely right. being depressed causes all kinds of bad feelings, shame and embarrassment are among the worst.
Mandee: They wouldn’t be better off if you weren’t around. Put yourself first girl! Who cares what anyone else thinks? You Rock! You matter to YOU, and that’s all that really counts.
thanks nancy. its hard to believe sometimes though 😛
Angela, I see what you are saying about not putting someone depressed in a disaster situation, but the mind is very weird and we’ll never understand. I’ve seen a show on tv once where a couple different people tried to commit suicide. They were very depressed. From the outside everyone thought they had it all. One girl laid on train tracks to cause her death…she lost both legs, was still depressed for a bit, but is now, strangely enough, happier than ever. Another young boy who was a grade A student, top athlete, very popular, tried to blow his head off. His face is severly deformed after many surgeries and he is now blind. He is happier than ever. The bottom line is there is probably no way for those of us who, even if we thought about it as Mandee mentioned, we will never understand those who actually do it or seriously attempt it. For those who make this more than a cry for help, they want to end it all, what a feeling they must have on their shoulders. I can get down so easily, and the thoughts crossed my mind as well through my life, but although the thoughts were serious, I never acted or told anyone who would try to help. I was not near as far gone as this boy or many other people. This illness has nothing to do with money, age, race, etc…it is all in the mind. I don’t think we could understand no matter how hard we try. All we can do is treat people with respect, love and kindness, even if it is just a stranger on the street. As they say everyone is fighting some kind of battle. But if your actions can just somehow make that one person change their mind and think there is good in this world…it’s worth a shot.
You’re right, Carol. Everyone is fighting some kind of battle, and for some the battle is too much for them to handle. So if we treat everyone with respect, including strangers on the street, maybe our kind words or pleasant smile will be of some benefit. It can’t hurt.
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