Why Survivors Tell Their Stories....
December 12, 1949 - June 4, 2005
My husband chose to end his life on June 4, 2005. He was a successful businessman, whom everyone loved. Three months before his death he became withdrawn and very worrisome about things that would not be factual.....
October 7, 1978 - May 3, 2001
As a baby, born six weeks prematurely but healthy… playful and loving… as a child, eager to learn, above
average intelligence, inquisitive, reading at age 4, professing a personal relationship with God at age 12….
Stories of Survival...
- To provide support for themselves & other survivors to talk about their pain & loss with those who know what it's like to lose a loved one by suicide. Unless a person has been faced with such adversity, he or she may not know how to talk to the bereaved.
- Survivors can validate their feelings by talking about their loss, share pictures of their loved ones and read suicide notes, all of which is healing.
- Connecting with other survivors gives social support because suicide has much stigma attached to it.
- Extends help to those in need by restoring hope & faith in oneself which is necessary for healing broken hearts & spirits. Survivors are helped to bring about their own healing as they share their strengths & experiences with others.
- Grief shared is grief diminished