Scattering CJ is a

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page started by Hallie Twomey on November 11, 2013, to commemorate her eldest son C.J. Twomey, who died by suicide in 2010. Through the Facebook page, Hallie asked if anyone would be willing to scatter a small amount of C.J.'s

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in a location of their choosing. Since the founding of the page, C.J.'s ashes have been scattered in over one thousand locations worldwide, including

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, the

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, the

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and

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Documentary film

In 2019, the

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–based media production company

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released a

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titled '' Scattering CJ'' about the Facebook page and the Twomey family. The documentary chronicles the Twomey family as they grieve C.J.'s death, experiences and stories of members of the Scattering CJ Facebook page, and the conversation about

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and

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that has come from sharing C.J.'s story publicly.

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External links

Scattering CJ Facebook page

''Scattering CJ'' documentary website
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