TRENTON, N.J. (AP) – A woman is walking 80 miles while pulling a casket from her home to the state Capitol to raise awareness of mental health issues, including suicide and addiction.
Greta Schwartz set out on her three-leg journey Monday and plans to arrive Wednesday.
The 48-year-old has a backpack of water and is storing food in the wooden casket she is pulling behind her with a strap fastened to her waist.
The casket has the word “revolution” printed on its lid. It also bears the names of about 70 people to whom Schwartz had a personal connection who have killed themselves. It has two wheels at the narrow end to help Schwartz pull it.
“I can’t just sit around,” she said. “This is happening. I have over 70 names. That’s just people I have a connection with. Not even strangers.”