On March 28, Ms. Anastasia lost the love of her life to suicide due to Combat PTSD. It has since been revealed that Leilani Anastasia is only a pen name. Her name in real life is Lisa Ocelnik and she was the live-in partner of Michael Russo – USMC who took his live in their home.

However tragic as this is, Ocelnik (AKA Anastasia) is seeking to take her partner’s death and help other Veteran’s and their spouses from ending up in the same scenario.

As posted on her Kickstarter campaign page, Ms. Ocelnik states: On March 28, my USMC “Wounded Warrior” Michael Russo took his own life. We were in a relationship for just under two years and living together. I found him. Since then, I have been wanting to find the time to write a book regarding our relationship, his death and all of the things that have been happening since then.

I plan on calling this book “Warrior Widow” – subtitle yet to be determined.

I would like to be able to write a book about Veteran suicide and Combat PTSD from a perspective that I hoped I would never have to endure – as a survivor of suicide. In an effort to not only help myself heal but also as an attempt to help other Veteran suicide survivors, I feel that this book is a much needed weapon in the arsenal against Veteran suicide.

There are 22 Veterans a day that commit suicide on average in the United States. Help me get this number to ZERO!

She goes on to further state: Let me introduce myself. For the last year or so, I’ve gone by another name. A pen name to be exact. It is “Leilani Anastasia”. I am a five star rated author on Amazon regarding Combat PTSD and relationships.

However, on March 28, my Combat PTSD relationship abruptly ended. My Wounded Warrior took his own life. Since then, I have been struggling to deal with not only the loss of his life but also the loss of my life as I knew it – lover, caregiver, best friend and “spouse”.

In an effort to cope with my loss, I would like to write a book about my experiences concerning the death of Michael Russo – USMC. However, I need funds to not only spend time writing this book but also to promote this book and get it in the hands of those who desperately need it – other “Warrior Lovers”.

Having written books that were well received before, I’m sure that I can easily accomplish this task should I have the time, energy and funds to complete this project. I would like to take time off of work to write my best book EVER in honor of my Fallen Marine.

Please help me in doing so.

For further information about this campaign and how to donate, please click on the campaign link.