![]() "One of the things about living in the shadow of a suicide is that everyone involved is going to have some guilt, is gonna wonder: 'What could I have done? What could I have said? How could I have reached out and provided a sustaining connection in that moment that could've prevented this?' " Connors says. I'll call him in a few days, or maybe next week,' " Connors tells Fresh Air's Dave Davies.īut the next day, Connors' father called to tell him that his younger brother Dan had committed suicide.Ĭonnors carried a terrible sense of guilt - a feeling he might have been able to prevent the tragedy. "And when I hung up the phone, I thought to myself: 'Yeah, yeah, kid brother and his silly troubles with women, I'll get around to calling him. ![]() When writer Philip Connors was in his 20s, he received a call from his mother that later haunted him: "You know, I spoke to your brother and he's been having trouble with his girlfriend - he sounded really down. ![]()
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