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Health
Branwen Jones

'I held my little sister's hand as she slipped away cuddling a teddy bear she'd owned since she was three'

Pictures of Catrin Rhiannon Rees show the kind and loving person that she was throughout her life. But in February, at the age of 34, Catrin passed away after her organs failed following a drug overdose. Her sister, Bethan, was by her side as she cuddled a teddy bear she'd had since she was three years old.

Now in memory of her sister, Bethan wants to raise awareness of Asperger's syndrome and suicide in a bid to help others. Catrin was 24 years old when she was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome. Studies over the years suggest that depression and suicide ideation is more common in people with autism than in the general population.

Read more: 'I woke up one day and couldn't open an eye – then my body began to shut down'

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