Gary Shirley Set Up An Email Address for Amber Portwood Following Her Suicide Attempt

After troubled Teen Mom star Amber Portwood tried to kill herself earlier this week, she and on-again boyfriend Gary Shirley were being inundated with Twitter messages of support or people asking how they could help. Gary took some time out of his busy T-shirt hawking schedule to set up an email address just for people who want to send their support to Amber. That email address, thinkingofamber@gmail.com, is being checked by Gary, who will give Amber some of the messages to read as she gets better.

Here’s the thing: I despise the way that Amber has behaved and treated people on camera. She lost custody of her daughter, and she has no discernable skills other than being a bitch on TV. But depression is a real thing, and suicide is never something we should laugh at. So, thinkingofamber@gmail.com, here’s what I’m thinking: I hope you get better, and I hope this experience affords you some time to reflect on what your life has been like so far and come up with ways to improve your life as well as that of your beautiful little girl.