When my mother died of suicide, the words shock and horror came to mind. I was lost, angry, confused, hurt and depressed. While I am blessed to have an amazing support system, I often feel alone and that many of my friends and family did not understand my feelings. (more…)

Being able to go to a weekly meeting saved my life. Sharing the pain and anxiety with others eased the loss…in time. There is a bond between survivors that other people in my life cannot understand. (more…)

Members of our family oriented support group share a unique bond because of the horrendous tragedy they have experienced. We meet weekly, being a peer led group,by two people who share in this type of grief and have been volunteering their time for 24 years..” (more…)

I am very thankful and grateful for finding the SAS (Surviving After a Suicide Loss) Group sixteen months ago when my sister died by suicide. To be with a group of wonderful people “who know” the feelings and emotions associated with the disease is immeasurable. (more…)

We lost our son to suicide in the winter of 2009. Having attended other groups, we found this one and it helped us so much. They are fantastic. Being warm, compassionate and caring, they showed us they understood how it feels..” (more…)

My 28-year-old daughter Diane died of a self inflicted gunshot wound, 17 years ago. I attended a grief group and just before a break in group, I was asked what happened to her–my answer was she had died of suicide. (more…)

I just wanted to let you and everyone in group know that I never would have imagined 5 months ago, the shape that Shannon and I were in, that by walking into a group of total stranger would turn our lives around. (more…)

I think that going to group helps with a lot of things. It helps with gaining the control back in our lives by giving us knowledge to help us cope and deal with the fact that life as we knew it has changed forever. (more…)

If I had to sum up in a couple of sentences what the group has done for me in the past five months, it would be very difficult! One thing is for sure, I wouldn’t be where I am today without them. (more…)

A suicide specific support group helps you cope with such unanswered questions like, ‘What did I do wrong? Did I cause this? What didn’t I do to save my loved one? Why didn’t he love me enough to talk to me or someone else’. (more…)