[Margaret Pilkington]

Less, having experienced a suicide in my own family I cannot alter my opinion.
The person who commits suicide thinks of no-one but themselves. They do not think of their parents, their siblings or their partner.
Those who are left to pick up the pieces frequently and for many years ask themselves the same questions...with no answers being forthcoming.
To bat on when everything seems against you is the courageous thing to do..not chuck the towel in.

Some people who commit suicide may be mentally ill...and while I accept that Mental health is a poor relation in the NHS stakes, there are helplines available for those who really feel truly alone(Samaritans is one of these organisations).
Being a nurse is not a panacea for all ills...and we (even nurses)have our opinions. Mine is coloured by personal and painful experience.

I have just the tiniest inkling of what this man's family are going through right now.