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As someone who deals with attempted suicide (Paramedic), and also as a sufferer of depression, please don't at any time apportion blame. You, your son, and anyone connected to you has no control over what has transpired. It took me 2 years to admit something wasn't normal, but only after my wife had chivvied me into doing something (she's also a Paramedic).
All I can add is, be there for your boy, and each other. Look after yourself, because he will need you.
Sorry to hear the bad news, OP. I'll be thinking about you and your family.
Please don't blame yourself! It isn't your fault or anyone else's.
Depression is an awful condition. I can't imagine what you are going through right now. My thoughts are with you and family.
Rachel x
that is terrible mate, i hope your son pulls through, and has a brighter future.
best wishes.
I'm not sure they will but I hope the posts here offer some comfort.
I hope your son has a speedy recovery! It's tragi . As others said, try not to analyse what's happened. Try to look after yourself so you're in a position to look after your son.
No word's, best wishes to you and your family
Arghh so sorry.
Words fail me, take care.
This place can offer amazing support of you need to vent / need support at any point, or even need someone to go out on a bike ride with.
I really dont have the words to say how I'd feel in your situation. I hope he makes a recovery. Good luck.
A guy at work took his own life before Christmas 🙁 I think it was known by his immediate colleagues that his personal life was a bit turbulent, 'can't live with each other, can't live without' sort of thing, but he was always up for a laugh/joke and hid his depression very well, no-one knew he had been planning every detail in a diary for weeks, even months.
Hope you have family around you for support and that there is some hope.
I'm so sorry. My thoughts are with you and your family.
My thoughts are with you and your son. There's a whole community both on here and out there in the wider world ready to lend you both the strength you need to get through this, all you need to do is reach out.
A post started at near on midnight last night and heading towards three pages already. Just shows if nothing else that random people care and are thinking about you, and yes you were right to post up. Hope things come good and well done stw!
So sorry, thinking of you and your family.
Best wishes to you, your son and all your family, OP.
I have a daughter who occasionally talks about doing this - that's bad enough but at least she talks about it so we're a tiny bit prepared. I can't imagine what it's like in your shoes, though I've tried to in the past.
Let your friends help you through this; I imagine you'll need them. If you can't be with your friends, this place might do instead
My thoughts and best wishes to you and your family.
Genuinely choked up for you.
Can't even begin to imagine your thoughts at this time, but rest assured your in mine.
Take care.
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There is nothing I can add that hasn't been said in better terms than I can convey.
I hope you hear some good news today, my most sincere thoughts with you all at this time.
My thoughts are with you, I can only hope it comes good in the end.
Good luck.
What awful news, so sorry to read this. Thinking of you and your family. Post, vent or ramble on here if it hope. We'll listen.
My thoughts are with you and the family
That's such sad news, I hope everything works out for you and your family. So sorry.
Be strong and best wishes.
I'm lost for words and can't imagine what you're all going through right now.
All I can say is that I hope everything works out for the best for you all.
You've done the right thing to post, it must be terribly hard to talk to others about it, so well done.
Probably little consolation at this time but a good friend of mine did a similar thing, was hospitalised for months. I can now say he is one of the happiest people I know, and talks openly about his past depression. You and your family our in our thoughts.
So sorry to hear this. Hope he pulls through.
I can barely imagine what you're going through and can't pray for you but my thoughts are with you.
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Unimaginably awful. I'm not good with words in these situations but sending thoughts of healing and strength to you and yours.
All the best for him, hope he pulls through.
Terrible news, I can only offer you my best wishes. Take care of your son and yourself too.
Terrible, tragic news.
I can only wish all the best and hope he pulls through.
Awful, just awful...
I can only wish you all the very best and hope he pulls through.
Hard to know what do you say, but thoughts with you both & hope there's a positive outcome.
Thanks, you have no idea how encouraging it is just to know that I'm not alone. Going to help if I'm going to KBO.
Hopefully when he does pull through this'll be a turning point for him and everything will improve. Good luck.
Awful. Sincerest thoughts for you and your family. Make time to talk with your other son(s), because having a very seriously injured child or sibling is often all-consuming.
Love and hope mate.
Truly horrible situation to have to be in. I can only say my thoughts are with you. If it offers a small glimmer of hope my other half's brother had a similar incident a few years ago (he jumped head first out of a 2nd floor window). He was in an artificially induced coma for a few months but eventually pulled through.
Nothing I can really say apart from Best wishes from all the vaders here.
I'm the father of a 15 y.o. boy who is just finding his way in life so I'm fearful of something like this happening. I've already seen him unconscious and bleeding by the road following a bike accident and stretchered off a ski slope with a back injury but I have infinite faith in the medical profession and know they will always do the best they possibly can. I also know that at that age people are fit and well and they heal fast. Stay positive.
Feel for you mate. I hope posting up on here and the replies will, in some way, help you get through this. It's all we can do.
Sorry to hear that.
That's terrible. Hope everything works out ok.
Really sorry to hear that, terrible news. Good luck to you and your lad.