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My husband died by suicide after suffering from “Single Episode Major Depression” for less than six months. He left behind our daughter, Ashley, who was 21 at the time (and the one who discovered his body) and our son, Jeremy, who was 17. Because of what we learned after Stan died, the three of us wrote a book that details our family’s struggle to survive something so horrible that most people are afraid to talk about it. The book also gives information that even the medical community as a whole does not know!
If you are struggling with depression, have considered taking your life, or have a suicide plan in mind, then you need to read this book! If someone you know or love is depressed, has threatened to commit suicide, or has taken his/her life, then you need to read this book! If you want to know how to comfort someone who is grieving the loss of a loved one to suicide, then you need to read this book! Our desire is that you and your family will receive information we did not have prior to Stan’s death – information that will either avert a suicide or help you deal with the horrific aftermath that ensues after the suicide of someone you love…
Chapter Titles:
Meet the Cleavers…Before the Act…After the Act…Helping Survivors Survive…From Loss to Living Again!
Chapter One (excerpt):
It’s August 4, 2007 and as I sit here staring at a blank computer screen, I keep asking myself, “Where do I begin?” From the title of the book, you already know it’s about suicide. I added, “when love’s not enough” to the title because I thought that the love my husband and I shared for twenty-five years would be enough to get us through any problem in life. After all, I grew up singing along to songs like, “Love Will Keep Us Together,” “All You Need is Love,” “Love Will Find a Way,” and countless others. It has been a rude awakening these past months, discovering that love has limitations.
I am sad to say that Stan and I are not the only ones who thought their love would be enough. Since his death, I have attended several “Survivors of Suicide” (S.O.S.) support group meetings where I’ve heard that same phrase used over and over – by spouses, parents, children, siblings, and friends. Every survivor believe his/her love would be enough to make the one they loved choose life over death. Regrettably, as in our case, it was not.
I was compelled to write this book after my husband, Stan, took his life on May 18, 2007. His illness onset rapidly and found us completely unprepared in how to combat it. Stan struggled with depression for mere months, and we were given very little information during that time to explain what was happening to him. Since his death, all the books, pamphlets, web sites, etc. that I found talk only about how to deal with the aftermath of suicide. They do not give the reader the information he/she needs to prevent it. Therefore, my intent in writing this book is to give you the information we didn’t have prior to Stan’s suicide – knowledge that might have saved his life…
To purchase:
Send a $15 check to Mary Krulikowski at P.O. Box 17176, Nashville, TN, 37217