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Upper Ferntree Gully resident Christine Pedley will launch her book “Facing the Unfathomable… surviving your son’s suicide” on World Suicide Prevention Day on Tuesday 10 September.
In her book she has talked openly about her experiences and will be joined by the Grief Australia chief executive officer Christopher Hall at her launch.
“Do you want to know about the book? Or do you want to know about the 3,000 suicides that happen in Australia every year?” said Ms Pedley.
Ms Pedley’s son Jono died by suicide in June 2022 and she said his death flew in the face of anything she had known about the topic.
“My world changed beyond anything,” she said.
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