After Suicide by John H. Hewett – published by Westminster Press, Philadelphia, PA (1980) For those struggling to cope in the aftermath of a suicide, this book presents the facts and demonstrates how to deal with feelings of guilt, anger, bewilderment, and shame. It shows how to live as survivors of suicide, how to explain […]

REFLECTIONS OF A SURVIVOR Unanswered Questions There are no answers to my questions, and eventually I will stop asking. But, for now, Paul, I would like to know: Why did you choose to end your life? How did your life get so unbearable that you could see no other option but suicide? Why didn’t you […]

How Did I Get Here? Suddenly you’re on a road you did not choose. Something happens. Life happens. A toddler drowns in the family pool, a young husband dies unexpectedly, a precious baby’s heart stops just before he is born, the light of a mother’s eye is taken from her by a cruel disease, a […]

At the end of my year-long tunnel of grieving I can see ~ through my tears ~ a radiant glass door. On June 29, 1994 I plan to open that door, walk through it, and close it behind me. For the rest of my life I will be able to look back and see through […]