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I think suicide is sort of like cancer was 50 years ago. People don't want to talk about it, they don't want to know about it. People are frightened of it, and they don't understand, when actually these issues are medically treatable.

Judy Collins

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Judy Collins
Age: 85
Born: 1939
Born: May 1
Actor
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Seattle
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Judith Marjorie Collins
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