Martin Short is a famous actor from Canada. He is 76 years old. He talks about his daughter Katherine now. Katherine died in February. She was 42 years old. She killed herself. This is called suicide.
Katherine had many mental health issues for a long time. She had a borderline personality disorder. This is a sickness of the soul. Martin Short says: The sickness has no cure. He compares it to cancer. His wife Nancy died of cancer in 2010.
Martin Short wants to talk about mental health issues. He wants people to feel no shame. He lost many people in his life. His brother died in a car crash. His parents died before his 20th birthday. He says: This grief gave him strength for his acting.