Andrew Koenig Killed Himself

Former Growing Pains actor Andrew Koenig (41), son of Star Trek legend Walter Koenig, was found dead in Vancouver Park on Thursday after he committed suicide. Walter Koenig announced:

"My son took his own life. If you can’t handle it anymore, you know, if you could learn anything from this, is that there are people out there who really, really care."

Andrew had been suffering for years from depression. The pain Andrew’s family must be feeling is unimaginable. What a terrible tragedy it is when someone takes their own life. Emotional pain can be worse than physical pain, and it is often related to a lack of nutrients the body should be absorbing from our daily diet.

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