"They say that the greatest sadness in life is a parent outliving their children. It's a pain that Wexford woman Joan Kelly knows all too well. Six years ago, she buried her daughter Sharon, a troubled young woman who had finally lost a battle with addiction. Nine weeks later, the grief was compounded as she lost her husband Richard to a sudden illness."
"Mother of Wexford man who died by suicide is calling for a major overhaul in mental health services in a bid to save others from similar grief"
A Wexford mother is calling for a major overhaul of mental-health services after her son died by suicide. She has endured multiple family tragedies: six years ago she buried her daughter Sharon, who struggled with addiction and lost her life after a prolonged battle, and nine weeks later she lost her husband Richard to a sudden illness. She describes the profound sorrow of a parent outliving their children and urges systemic change in mental-health provision to prevent other families from experiencing similar grief.
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