Saturday, July 14, 2007
Survivors---turning their pain into prevention
It was a small group for a community of fifty thousand people, but it was a fervent group with a purpose. Their mission was to prevent another family from being forever changed by a suicide.
Not everyone told their stroy but for those who did, it was a familiar one to those attending. Life was going along normal and then a choice was made by their loved one to end his/her life. There was the usual shock and surprise then trying to make sense of it all.
I came away learning a lot, and I felt I already knew more than I ever wanted to know.
The purpose of the meeting for the survisors was to take the pain they had experienced and share it in some way, so that no one else would have to go through what they went through. For all of you that made this meeting happen--I thank you from the bottom of my heart. Peace.
Not everyone told their stroy but for those who did, it was a familiar one to those attending. Life was going along normal and then a choice was made by their loved one to end his/her life. There was the usual shock and surprise then trying to make sense of it all.
I came away learning a lot, and I felt I already knew more than I ever wanted to know.
The purpose of the meeting for the survisors was to take the pain they had experienced and share it in some way, so that no one else would have to go through what they went through. For all of you that made this meeting happen--I thank you from the bottom of my heart. Peace.
# posted by survivors story @ 1:48 PM 
