By swallowing a bottle of cough syrup. >> he felt bad. i said, conrad, you have no idea how much you are loved. and appreciated. but he swore after that he would never attempt suicide again. >> reporter: and things did seem to be getting better. a year later, by june 2014, conrad had graduated from high school, gotten a scholarship to college, and earned his captain's license. that must have been a really big day. >> it was. i was very proud of him. >> reporter: are you feeling good about the place that he's in? >> i felt that he was still like struggling. but i felt very -- very positive that...