Late last Christmas Eve someone - I've no idea who - stopped at the side of the road for a pee, saw another human being in despair, chose to do something and in a nutshell that's why my darling son is still alive.
So, folks, don't be bashful or think your intervention cannot make a difference.
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ftfyOriginally posted by NotAllThere View PostYou never know when a simple word might speed it all up
Jeering crowd urges suicidal man to 'jump' before he plunges to his death from multi-storey car park - Mirror Online
#jumpjumpjump
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You never know when a simple word might divert someone from doing something stupid. #findmike
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She was 74 IIRC. I got her entire life (and medical) history.Originally posted by FatLazyContractor View PostI remember that. Wasn't she an elderly lady?
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I remember that. Wasn't she an elderly lady?Originally posted by mudskipper View PostLast distressed person I mumbled "You OK?" at didn't give the anticipated "yes" response. So I ended up being agony aunt to a weeping woman for over an hour on the train home.
Edit: She didn't ask for a shag though.
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Last distressed person I mumbled "You OK?" at didn't give the anticipated "yes" response. So I ended up being agony aunt to a weeping woman for over an hour on the train home.
Edit: She didn't ask for a shag though.
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So he can tell the police about how he walked away and then immediately posted about it on social media?Originally posted by Dallas View PostWill you declare yourself as witness/possibly the last person he saw?
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Well that's a week's food, clothing and stay sorted then!Originally posted by SimonMac View PostJust had it confirmed he was taken to hospital by the ambulance service
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Just had it confirmed he was taken to hospital by the ambulance service
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