Death by Choice

I used to believe I was what some people would refer to as 'normal' compared to others. My life was healthy, free and fun. I was brought up with discipline by my mother, security and values. The sudden news of my mother's terminal illness was the beginning of loss for me. My mother was a very powerful woman, and through playing hockey with her and being the only daughter, I had a very close yet distant bond.

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After facing more tragedy, I became depressed and my resilience was low. My brother had committed suicide on February 25th 2012. As I work in the mental health services, I found this confronting and disappointing as I struggled to help him access help.

I wanted to share my experience as I know that I am not alone with the experience of living with the impact of the suicide of a loved one. Writing this book has been helpful for me in collating significant details of my life and making public Philip's personal pain that led to his suicide

Audience
adult
Length
short · 161 pages

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