Close Friend and Colleague of Shawn Simpson Comes Out With Heartbreaking Story
Following the tragic announcement earlier today of Shawn Simpson's passing, a close friend of his has come out with a touching but very sad story about his life.
The hockey world lost a good one today, as early morning reports came in that former hockey player turned scout, turned analyst, Shawn Simpson, had tragically passed away.
Further details later came out that Shawn had been dealing with some personal struggles in his life.
Now, a very close friend, and well-known media personality, Brent Wallace, has come out with an even further heartbreaking story of all the struggles that Shawn had to deal with in life.
August 3rd. 9:34 pm, Shawn texts me. «Hey, I'm in some real trouble.» After a few texts I find out where he is. I quickly call Ian Mendes. Without hesitation Ian and our friend Rich, who works at the Royal Ottawa agree to help find Simmer. When we finally track him down, he's appreciative that we're there. It's emotional. There are tears. While Ian stays with Simmer, Rich and I are on the phone, calling mental health professionals, doing everything we can to get him help.
That's when I look back and see Ian and Simmer and I'm crushed. Ian is holding Shawn's hand, telling him we will take care of him. This is a picture of what true friendship looks like.
Eventually, Ian and Rich take Shawn to the hospital and get him admitted. That night, as I drove home, I was an emotional mess. It was one of the hardest days of my life. What if we hadn't responded?
For the next three days, we didn't leave his side. Ian stayed with Shawn through the night. Rich came for a few hours. I sat with him during the day. We got him into a treatment program, and things started looking up. Simmer was doing great. We talked or texted every day. Yorkie, Rich, and I visited him and helped to celebrate his birthday. He had an aftercare plan, medication, and support. We hired him full-time on the podcast. We truly believed this was the help he needed.
Ian, Rich, and I had a group chat dedicated to helping Shawn, making sure we were always there for him and for each other.
But today, I feel like I let a teammate down.
People always say, "Make sure you check in." We did. But it wasn't enough. Shawn, I'm sorry.
- Brent Wallace
That's when I look back and see Ian and Simmer and I'm crushed. Ian is holding Shawn's hand, telling him we will take care of him. This is a picture of what true friendship looks like.
Eventually, Ian and Rich take Shawn to the hospital and get him admitted. That night, as I drove home, I was an emotional mess. It was one of the hardest days of my life. What if we hadn't responded?
For the next three days, we didn't leave his side. Ian stayed with Shawn through the night. Rich came for a few hours. I sat with him during the day. We got him into a treatment program, and things started looking up. Simmer was doing great. We talked or texted every day. Yorkie, Rich, and I visited him and helped to celebrate his birthday. He had an aftercare plan, medication, and support. We hired him full-time on the podcast. We truly believed this was the help he needed.
Ian, Rich, and I had a group chat dedicated to helping Shawn, making sure we were always there for him and for each other.
But today, I feel like I let a teammate down.
People always say, "Make sure you check in." We did. But it wasn't enough. Shawn, I'm sorry.
- Brent Wallace
Please remember to reach out to someone if you or someone you know or love is dealing with any kind of personal problems, as we need to come together and be there for one another to avoid any future tragedies like this.
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