Offering hope, comfort and support for survivors of suicide loss.
One of the things I struggled with the most in the weeks and months after my Dad died was figuring out what I felt comfortable telling people once they questioned my Dad’s suicide. By nature, people want to know all the details, especially when it’s something so hard to comprehend as suicide. Suicide survivors are put in a hard situation because we don’t know the answers to questions after suicide, yet all of the friends/family think you know ...
Throughout my life, I’ve been defined as a daughter, a sister, a wife, a friend - and today, a survivor of suicide. The latter is one descriptor I never even knew existed, let alone thought I’d take on until two years ago. In the wee hours following my father’s death in August 2011, unable to sleep, I took to my computer, looking for support, for answers. While the city and world around me was resting quietly, I was grasping for anything that ...
