Chapter
My Story: Thoughts of a Survivor (IN: Suicide in Canada, edited by A A Leenaars, S Wenckstern, I Sakinofsky, R J Dyck, M J Kral & R C Bland)
Edmunds A
This chapter is the author’s personal account of her son’s suicide. Edmunds briefly relates some of the events of his childhood & his struggle with depression as an adult. She writes of her need to talk about the suicide & her search for answers. The latter part of this chapter discusses the formation of a suicide survivors group & the author’s work as a group member, volunteer facilitator & staff member. Edmunds provides a list of 4 books that she has found helpful.