This is what Isabel Coles, 32-year-old Widow, goes through unless her husband dies—Page 68. Christopher Coles ended his own life just four days after they’d exchanged vows. The newlywed couple had recently returned home from their honeymoon, filled with both excitement and hope. To celebrate their shared passion for music, they exchanged vows at a colorful, beachside music festival in Asbury Park, New Jersey.
Isabel and Christopher first connected over a dating app 18 months before getting married in September of 2024. The two were fierce communicators, frequently retweeting each other’s glowing proclamations of love. Isabel had said they were “so madly in love and thrilled” their time as husband and wife was so brief. The jubilation was soon replaced by grief when Isabel encountered an unimaginable tragedy coming back from their honeymoon.
In fact, just hours before his death, Isabel remembered Christopher folding laundry and it seemed like “things were a little off.” When she went into his room and asked him if anything was wrong, he calmed her nerves by telling her, “Nothing. Underneath the placid surface, however, lurked a Christopher’s invisible pain. His father found him dead on some woods the next morning.
Isabel has since become a national voice for transportation equity with her inspiring story that was recently diffused through this viral video with nearly 40 million views. Her advocacy reminds us all of the value in raising awareness for mental health. She emphasizes the importance of addressing the invisible battles everyone might face.
“No one believes that a smart, handsome, successful man who has a great life wakes up one day and decides to end his life.” – Isabel Coles
Isabel opens up about her guilt and confusion in this new episode. “There are things I do blame myself for, but I don’t think we were unhappy,” she stated. She doesn’t want Christopher to go to hell. She doesn’t think he meant to hurt her. Perhaps he assumed that people would be happier without him.
Isabel is now turning her grief into a mission to help raise awareness to mental health discrimination and suicide prevention. She’s been training for Chicago’s 2025 Marathon, which will be held in October. Her objective is to raise money for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Her goal is always to shed light on the unseen struggles that millions of people face. In doing so, she helps normalize conversations about mental health.
Christopher’s tragic death shines a light onto the nuances of mental health, especially among those who appear to be thriving and content. Isabel poignantly noted, “He obviously was fighting demons, and no one knew about it.”
In her struggle to cope with the loss, Isabel revealed she feels as though “there’s a part of me that is gone forever.” Those flood stage feelings still wreak havoc on her, Rachel said, as she deals with the uncertainty of making a life on her own without her love.
“There’s still so much that I’m dealing with that makes me feel like I’m reliving the moment over and over again, which is very tough.” – Isabel Coles
The couple’s love story took a fatal twist. Today, Isabel is raising their child income while she moves forward through this devastating chapter of her life. In September, Christopher sent flowers to Isabel. Judging by the notice that was finally sent, delivered in mid February, the passion between them has definitely cooled.
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