Mom in Web bullying case turns grief into activism
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080530/capt.13793bb4c98e476ab412dc0ebd11b74c.internet_suicide_mosc104.jpg?x=91&y=130&q=85&sig=YO2.hOBbk0TAwfle11XOQQ--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="Tina Meier, mother of Megan Meier, who committed suicide on October 16, 2007 after being victimized by cyber bullies, now works to teach others about the harmful effect of internet harassment. She has created the Megan Meier foundation, speaks at schools, and is working with stopcyberbullying.org to raise awareness about the issue. She is photographed in her home in O' Fallon, Mo. on Tuesday, May 27, 2008, reflected in the glass framing of a chalk drawing of her daughter that was given to her by her aunt as a Christmas present the year that Megan died. (AP Photo/ Sarah Conard)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/us/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080530/ap_on_re_us/internet_suicide)AP - When Tina Meier's 13-year-old daughter committed suicide after being bullied on the Internet, her grief was so encompassing she felt at times she couldn't breathe. She had trouble being around loved ones who reminded her of her child. Even today, recollections of those first holidays after Megan's death are foggy at best.</p><br clear="all"/>
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