Charley’s story

I lost my dad very suddenly as he took his own in December 2024.

My dad had been openly  struggling with his mental health for several months prior to his passing. My dad received support from different services and myself and our family and friends. But unfortunately he could not escape his mind. 

Me and my dad were so similar and I feel as if I’ve lost part of myself since his passing.

My dad worked on cars, loved riding his motorbike and spending time with my mum and myself and my four siblings. I am 19 and a second year student nurse and navigating life without my dad is a challenge.

But I know that I can live with my grief as this is a way of keeping dad with me.

I came across It’s Time whilst scrolling through Tik Tok to distract myself from the chaos of my grief, and this came to me at the right time. Thank you for creating a space where we can work through our grief and learn to live alongside it, together.

Life doesn’t end when you lose a parent, it sure feels like it, but it doesn’t. Let’s live for them. 

I believe sharing my story will hopefully make others feel less alone in their grief and also raise awareness of suicide and the impacts of loss to suicide.