Ten Things I Learned about Suicide, #'s 6 and 7

Continued from a previous post: http://www.feelmyfaith.com/2014/12/ten-things-i-learned-about-suicide-1-5.html 6. Parents who have lost children through suicide want you to say their child’s name and talk about their child’s life. During our interview time, Mike mentioned that his son is one of three young men who had died untimely deaths in their family. Mike tragically lost two nephews. One was killed in a car accident and the other was lost when a tornado hit a high school in Enterprise, Alabama in 2007. Mike said that when he is around friends and family, people will freely share memories of the other two boys, but will seldom mention his son. There may be various reasons, but whatever the reason it reveals a common problem, people don’t know what to say. Mike looked at our congregation on that Sunday and said, “Say their names. Parents who have lost children through suicide want you to say their names.” People who have lost loved ones through any manner of dea