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Podcast: Your History Your Story
Episode: S5 Ep09 From Despair to Hope on the Golden Gate Bridge
Description: On March 11, 2005, twenty two year old Kevin Berthia stood on a narrow pipe on the outside railing of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge, 220 feet above the cold water of the bay.
Kevin, who had struggled most of his life with a major depression disorder, woke up feeling hopeless that morning and could only think about stopping the pain he was feeling. A recent job loss and mounting bills had pushed him to his limit.
As Kevin was preparing to carry out his plan, he suddenly heard a voice call out to him. That voice be...