Cid Fernandez Suicide Attempt Survivor S2 E9

• Originally from Miami, FL
• 1st generation Cuban-American
  • Mother born in Cuba
• Athlete and high school social butterfly
• Husband to Gaby
  • Married at 19 yrs old
• Father to 2 teenagers
  • Brianna 14
  • Caiden 13
  • Cecilia – Coming in Aug
• Joined Marines Corps in 2004 (18 yrs old)
  • Deployed to East Asia
  • Electrician on helicopters
• Joined Air Force in 2012
  • Flight Engineer
  • Deployed to Middle East in 14’
  • Flew over 18 missions to Afghanistan
• Spent over 12 years in Aeronautics
• Traveled to 23 countries
• Fluent in 3 languages
  • English
  • Spanish
  • Sarcasm
• Suicide Attempt Survivor
  • In 2001 my parents went through a bad time with one another. The arguments got bad and my mom finally threw my father out of the home that year. During that time I lost the ability to play basketball due to terrible grades. For me Basketball was my form of expression and my therapy. When it was taken away, I hit a real bad point. Obviously perspective is huge in life, as a 15 yr old it felt that everything was caving in and felt the only way out was not being here. I’m thankful the rifle never went off and believe that there was higher calling for me. Since then I’ve dedicated myself to sharing my raw truth with the hopes of empowering others to do the same.
  • These stories have become so tainted and looked at as non-shareable content, but honestly.. It’s time to quit that. Our truths aka our story, shouldn’t be frowned upon. We all come from different paths with similar rest stops and that’s where connection really flourishes.