""Granger Smith was so grief-stricken over the tragic 2019 death of his 3-year-old son, River, he nearly attempted suicide, his wife, Amber Smith, writes in her candid new memoir \"The Girl on the Bathroom Floor.\" Amber Smith recalls in an excerpt of the book shared exclusively with People, that her husband, 46, told her that in a hopeless moment after losing his young son, he reached for a gun to end his life, too.""
""In a moment of utter despair, he fumbled for the gun he kept in the drawer by his bed for safety on the road, aiming to end the pain," she goes on. "That night my sweet, incredible husband, the wonderful father of my kids, put a cold Glock 9mm into his mouth," she writes. "I cry even typing this. It breaks my heart that he felt like this was the only way out.""
Granger Smith nearly attempted suicide after the 2019 death of his three-year-old son, River, becoming overwhelmed by visions and intense self-blame. After drinking with bandmates following a Boise concert, he returned to his hotel room and reached for a Glock he kept for safety on the road. Convinced he had failed as a father, he aimed the gun to end his pain. A sudden spiritual awareness and a cry to God interrupted the attempt, causing the gun to slip from his hand as he collapsed and fell asleep on the floor. The incident underscores the depth of grief and the reality of suicidal crisis.
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