TY - JOUR T1 - My loss JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 391 LP - 391 DO - 10.3399/bjgp19X704789 VL - 69 IS - 685 AU - Ahmeda Ali Y1 - 2019/08/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/69/685/391.abstract N2 - ‘May the radiance and beauty of their lives never be defined by their death.’(Nathalie Himmelrich, 2019, https://nathaliehimmelrich.com)Suicide. The act of intentionally ending one’s life. The ripple effect. Affects not only the victim, but also affects all — leaving no one unscathed. Suicide does not take away the pain, it gives it to someone else. Does one ever truly get over a suicide loss?Suicide is a leading cause of death, particularly in young people, both in Ireland and worldwide. An estimated 1 million people die by suicide worldwide each year.1 However, attempted suicides are much more common than actual suicides.2 Approximately 12 000 people attempt suicide each year in Ireland.3The whirlwind of events started during my journey to work.I started my daily rituals, the key in the ignition, ready to go — ready even to make a small difference in one person’s life. I methodically hummed a small prayer under my breath … ER -