Face to Face:
A Mother's Account of Her Son’s Suicide Attempt And Its Aftermath
by Judith Casey
Judith Casey has written an extremely painful look at what happened when her son, Chris, put a shotgun under his
chin and pulled the trigger. This journal is written by a mother who has gone through some unbearable horror:
the torture she felt as a mother in the time leading up to his attempted suicide and the horror she felt after
seeing him without a face. It tugs at your emotions as a parent when you know that despite doing all you can for
your child, it's all still really out of your control. Hindsight is painfully 20/20 in the case of a mother and
a child on a path of destruction.
As a parent you may want to question the "why" of Mom’s behavior before the suicide attempt but afterward
you can understand the way that a child out of control can make you do things you don’t even realize are not in
their best interest in a vain attempt to save them from themselves. Best not to judge a parent before you’ve
walked in those shoes. Face to Face is a glaring look into the chasm of an attempted suicide. |
The Reviewer |
Michelle Shealy |
Reviewed 2008 |
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