‘Dave didn’t have anywhere to call. There’s no question it saves lives’ – mum on how Darkness Into Light helped her cope with husband’s suicide
Sharon Murphy lost her husband, Dave, to suicide in 2004 when he was just 36. It was a time when conversations around mental health were much more likely to be spoken “in a whisper”.
The mother of three from Kildare has since become one of the organisers for Darkness Into Light at Naas Racecourse, an event she describes as “a comfort blanket” that has become a moment she “wouldn’t swap for anything”.
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