Nicholas Hughes, the son of Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes hanged himself a few days ago. He was said to be suffering from depression.
Coincidentally, I've just read a review of Julia Donaldson's new book for teens, Running on the Cracks (Egmont Books, 256 pages, ISBN: 978-1405222334), which is about Leo, a girl who's an orphan and searching for her grandparents. Along the way Leo meets Mary, a kindly mentally ill woman.
In the review it says "Donaldson spoke openly and honestly about the mental illness of her son, Hamish, who killed himself aged 25. She explained that the character of Mary and her acquaintances were based, in part, on Hamish's hospital friends, and she also talked about raising awareness."
Beautiful things can be produced despite and, sometimes, thanks to great suffering. In my opinion, that's one of the ways unbearable loss can be faced.
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