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Dolores - Interview 34
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Dolores’ son, Tom, was stabbed to death in 2006. Two years later she still at times thought about dying herself and felt that half of her had gone.
In September 2006 Dolores son, Tom, was fatally wounded. He was stabbed by a man who had schizophrenia. Dolores was in shock for at least a couple of months. Cranial therapy and meditation helped, but Dolores still feels very sad and depressed at times.
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Rosemary - Interview 25
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Rosemary found her NHS counselling very helpful, but the way in which the GP made the referral upset her. The GP made her feel rather pathetic.
Rosemary’s son, James, was killed in the 7th July bomb attack in London in 2005. The family was devastated. Rosemary found help via family, friends, and colleagues, and through a vicar and a psychotherapist, and by creating wonderful memorials for her son.
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