Testimonials from Members

“My name is Harry and I have known The Compassionate Friends for a year and a half. I have lost two children, the second to suicide.

It was after this that I contacted The Compassionate Friends in Mandurah. I was impressed by their understanding and non-judgmental manner.

The fact that I have met others who are like me and understand my feelings has helped me a great deal. I have to thank The Compassionate Friends for how I feel today.”

Harry

“When my son died suddenly I was devastated. The shock, the pain and the emotions I was experiencing were so intense that I felt like I was going crazy. I knew that I needed help. I didn’t want counseling, but I desperately needed to speak to someone who understood what I was feeling. It was such a relief to go to my first Compassionate Friends support group. When I walked into the room and met others whose children had died, then I was no longer alone. It was reassuring to find out from them that my feelings were natural and to know that I was not losing my mind.”

Margaret

“No-one can possibly know what it’s like to lose a child unless it’s happened to them also. Our children are not supposed to die before us. When they do it’s like the ground’s been pulled out from under your feet. Nothing makes sense anymore and you feel that somehow you, as a parent, have failed to keep your child alive. It takes a long time to regain your confidence and rebuild your self-esteem. It takes even longer to trust again, to restore meaning in your life and to eventually find joy again. It’s a long journey that I made with the help of other bereaved parents in The Compassionate Friends”.

Chris 

“Your family and friends mean well but after a few months they want to see you happy and smiling. They don’t realize that you’re only starting to deal with your grief. They get tired of hearing you talk about your dead child and what happened. Some friends avoided me. They didn’t know what to do or say. All that I needed was a hug and for them to let me talk about my daughter when I needed to. It hurts that they don’t mention her name. It’s as if she never existed. Thank God I can do my talking to my telephone contact in The Compassionate Friends. She understands.”

Helen

“When I feel that this pain is too much and I can’t go on like this; I can’t take this anymore; that’s when I reach out to a Compassionate Friend. She survived her sons death and if she can survive this then I know that I can too.”

Eva  

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