. >> reporter: growing up in calgary, dame -- damion was bright.s a teenager, things started to change. >> i think he was just trying to find where he fit. and it was difficult. he struggled. once he hit about 15. he started keeping more and more to himself. >> reporter: at 16 damion dropped out of school. he became reclusive and depressed. counseling didn't help. >> the day after his 17th birthday, he attempted to take his own life. oh, boy. didn't see it coming. he seemed like he was getting better. >> reporter: soon after she says her son converted to islam. she was relieved. >> after all of the turmoil we had been through, the emotional states, the depression. when we convicted to islam, he found this peace within him. and he would sit with the family and just -- i could see that i could relax. >> reporter: for three years damion seemed happy, working, at peace. but then he moved to a new apartment, and that brought him to this downtown mosque. >> he must have met new people, because that's when things started to change. >> reporter: and how di