@Decadian Your son certainly started out in life with so much to deal with. This is where our whole system lets kids down. It has got better in some areas but there still isn't the support and money needed to make a real and lasting difference for these kids across the board.

You did everything (and more) that you could do. Such a wonderful Mum to visit and provide the support you did.

I'd like to be able to say that no-one should be put in those conditions - and your son certainly is one that shouldn't have been - but there are some people in this world that deserve even worse. I don't have once bit of compassion for people who commit certain crimes and if that makes me out to be a bad person I will wear that!

It is really sad that he felt there was no way out but to take his own life but I really do get that. I certainly know how that feels and struggle with it so much myself - especially at the moment.

Know that you did make a difference for him - just as you are now making a difference for me xxx