‘As a vicar whose son took his life, I’m still learning to live with unanswered questions’
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Sharon Grenham-Thompson2022-08-30T07:56:00
Writing ahead of World Suicide Prevention Day, and one year on since her son, Leo, took his life, Rev Sharon Grenham-Thompson explains how she’s gradually moving from asking ‘Why God?’ to ‘What now, God?’
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