A PARENT’S AGONY

When I read about Regina King’s only child taking his own life (YOU, 10 February) I could only imagine what pain she was going through as a parent. Little did I know that two months later on 25 April, I would receive a phone call from my daughter’s friends telling me that my child had taken her own life.

Nothing in this world could have prepared me for the shock and pain I felt and continue to feel. That day a part of me died with her. I felt pain for the loss of a vibrant, bubbly 26-year-old girl that I spoke to almost every day and who was always giving out love to everyone around her. I also felt the pain for not knowing how much she suffered before she arrived at this decision.

All the while I thought she was happy. Then I remembered the words of another grieving mom, Myrtle Drury (YOU, 25 November 2021), “Children