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Old 08-10-2023, 12:59 PM   #26
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Originally Posted by TrentCrimmIndependent View Post
Sounds like a toxic family environment possibly and he was being shamed for living out his dream as a professional hockey player overseas & away from family. A man from a family-centric/collectivist culture experiencing shame from his kin for living out a "different" kind of vocation than is tradition and being on his own in a western country rather than with the family. Reading between the lines, of course.

It's a tale as old as time. And I hate that it's so prevalent for many from different cultures who come here. It's saddening to witness that tension and struggle from one's own family which is supposed to be a support base and a place of refuge.

Wishing Oliver well and hope he's able to work and live without that distraction weighing him down.
I don't get the need to speculate on the specifics here. It was one of the reasons the team didn't say anything for a year. There's no need to fit a narrative to it, he was struggling with mental illness, overcame it, end of story.
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