They were someone’s son, brother, friend, partner. They were known by so many, and loved for countless different ways and reasons. They had their whole lives ahead of them. But they are no longer here.
It is the painfully sad reality that there are far too many men in Wales living day to day with feelings of depression bottled up inside that they struggle to deal with and do not know who to share with, or cannot bring themselves to do so. The situation all too often ends in tragedy.
Suicide remains the biggest killer of men under 45 in the UK, with 11 men taking their own lives everyday in England and Wales.
The latest figures recorded by the Office of National Statistics for 2019 show how 248 men took their own lives in Wales. Behind each one is a family whose loss has completely changed their lives as they knew them for good.
The date February, 12, 2018 will forever be etched on the memories of the family of 21-year-old Max Easey. It was the day his dad, Nick, received a frantic phone call from his daughter, and Max’s sister, Georgia. She in turn had received a call from Max’s…
