thanks everyone who replied to my last post, or sent me a message. i still can't really get my head around it, mainly because of her age, but also because i've not seen any of the family since my dad rang me and told me
( Read more... )
I have to be honest there was nothing I could find to say at the time, I have problems dealing with the death of a child no matter what the circumstances.
I'm a complete coward when it comes to funerals too. A colleague of mine came home last month from night shift to find his wife (also a paramedic) had hanged herself. Their five month old baby was asleep upstairs. Coming so soon after my wife's OD I couldn't bring myself to go to the funeral. I felt some kind of survivor guilt that I rarely feel in my job. I was totally numb.
Comments 2
I'm a complete coward when it comes to funerals too. A colleague of mine came home last month from night shift to find his wife (also a paramedic) had hanged herself. Their five month old baby was asleep upstairs. Coming so soon after my wife's OD I couldn't bring myself to go to the funeral. I felt some kind of survivor guilt that I rarely feel in my job. I was totally numb.
Thinking of you at a difficult time.
Reply
Reply
Leave a comment