I don't understand why...

[gini]

I am so sorry for your pain and questioning - and of course, for your friend.

These are the times that truly test us - we are left feeling so helpless. We feel as though we should have known - been able to do something to prevent it - but sadly we cannot.

My sister-in-law's father committed suicide. I remember being so sad. He had incurable cancer. But later I was also angry with him because he left this legacy for my niece and nephew. It turns out that there is a history of suicides in that family.

[Sevaede]

R.I.P. for him,

***HUGS*** for his wife, family, and yourself.

[Queen of Poop]

Again, thanks all for your comments and good thoughts. The memorial service is tomorrow, Friday, at 7 pm. I will be there, even though it's 3 hours away. I made my friend a bracelet today with the charms: Love, Strength, Hope, Faith and a small cross. I will give it to her tomorrow and tell her that I'm giving her my strength to help get her thru this.

[Pawsitive Thinking]

How are you all coping?

[Queen of Poop]

I finally got an email from my friend. She is out of sorts. She will be seeing a grief counsellor right away so hopefully that will help. I will phone her this afternoon and see if she's home.

[jennielynn1970]

It's so sad, and sometimes you never completely know why they did such a thing. Many people just feel overwhelmed and that life is just no longer worth living.

Depression is a horrible thing to deal with. While I've felt depressed as all get out myself, I really haven't ever come to the the "life is not worth living" idea. I know that if I did that, it would destroy my mother and father, and I would never want to hurt them in a million years (no matter how much we argue, lol).

I hope that your friend will find solace in friends and family and will be able to find some answers as to why her husband just lost faith in life.