Nadia Kajouji Tribute

RIP Nadia!

Her birthday is completely wrong!!! And the donations thing is disgusting! Take it down!!!!

I to went to Carleton and understand how she may have felt. I had so much in common with Nadia it gives me goosebumps. I recall being so depressed that I over dosed the only difference was I ended in a hospital and eventually back home in my comfort zone. Its been a few years since Nadia has gone however, the pain of loosing such a beautiful young women will remain with many people. I just wish that universities would do just a little more to make dorms feel like home away from home.

I hope Nadia has found peace. I too felt the same as she did when I was in university at that SAME age and I wasn't able to continue my studies at the time. Luckily for me it took me many years to realize that I needed to find help that worked for me. I was ready to give in. One day I was just immobilized on the sofa, unable to function or go to work.

It wasn't until a good friend who had gone through the same approached me, advising me not to give up, that I sought out more help. The right combination of a good psychologist and the right medications got me out of it. I made some other necessary life-changes and now I am free of this depression. I have been med-free for 3 years and I am in charge of my life.

Nadia, your story really touched me because I easily could've been you...I'm 38 now, happy and coping with whatever life gives me. Thank God. Rest in Peace

I am so sorry to hear this terrible story about such a young girl. I did my undergrad degree at Carleton and also found first year very difficult. The school is large, concrete and cold, the city is similar. There is little coherent social leadership at the school from either the students association or those in charge of the curriculum, like I found at smaller, better schools in my post grad years. Carleton has alot to answer for in this case. It is as if all Carleton want from students is their fees, and could care less about the person.

Nadia was an amazing girl who touched my life especially. I remember on a field trip to the Brampton Courthouse for our gr.11 law class, me Nadia and Sara decided to go out for lunch and she told me to not stress about school as well as to enjoy life. Wish I could've told you how amazing you are and how much I looked up to you since I wish to become a lawyer. I also remember our mock trial in our gr.11 law class and I remember you won! You would've made such a wonderful criminal lawyer!