I'm waiting for a phone call from the mother of a 15 yr. old boy who killed himself. The family came home and found him hanging..he had been bullied at school. The boy's father is worried sick about his wife....feels that since it's been a year, she should be showing improvement. A mutual friend asked me to call him and when I did, he said, "I do not want to talk to you...I want my wife to talk to you".....and his voice quivered so it brought tears to my eyes. He said "I've captured your # and will give it to her."

Gee, he sounded like he was coping so well... I pray she calls me..still without a support group here.

I hope she calls you as well.
Difficult for you too though I'm sure, Alffe.
Thinking of you.



[p.s. both links work fine for me]

Alffe, I so deeply admire your strength, courage, compassion and devotion!

I hope the conversation with the grieving mother goes well-- is healing.

(And yes, both links above also work for me.)

Thanks for the kind words DejaVu...I hope she calls me...it will be difficult to call a complete stranger. And I hate the phone..I'm much better in person. ROFL

I wonder why that link still won't work for me..

Alffe, talking on the phone about such an intimate topic could be awkward, for sure. Yet... as I write this... I am recalling all of the hours I had worked a suicide hotline in a big city (years ago)...by telephone! Maybe some find the telephone easier? We'd had 4 lines, going 24/7 and all lines were almost always lit up! Most calls were from people presently feeling suicidal... not so much from grieving family members.
Some things went well...some did not.

Yes, I now am considering the difference between the urgent caller, contemplating... and a grieving family member... a year later?

As you know, sometimes the grieving family member becomes another urgent caller, also contemplating... at a later date.

((((More power to you, Alffe! You are an angel!)))

(((Alffe))) Thinking about you this morning, and praying for the family, you, and some strength! Gosh, I wish you had that support group.

((((Alffe)))
Thinking of you!