Posted by Cindy W on July 17, 2000, at 21:08:08
In reply to Re: WHY???????(long), posted by noa on July 17, 2000, at 7:06:09
> Wow, Kelly. What a tragedy.
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> Thank you for telling us.
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> Though I know it is normal to feel like you could have done something to save him, even though you couldn't, I am going to say this anyway:YOU COULDN'T. He apparently had planned to get himself killed. It sounds like it had nothing to do with your response to him on the phone.
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> It is so sad that you had to endure so much pain.
Kelly, I agree with Noa that there is nothing you could have done differently which would have saved your father. The story is really very sad. I had a friend (psychiatrist) who killed himself about a year ago, and I know that I could not have stopped him. Still, I know how hard it is, missing somebody you care about, and thinking, "what if..."
poster:Cindy W
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