Suicide bereavement: Couple speak about their complicated grief after losing two sons to suicide
16 Apr, 2021 07:00 PM
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David and Heather Powell are speaking out on suicide bereavement following a tough experience themselves. Photo / George Novak
David and Heather Powell are speaking out on suicide bereavement following a tough experience themselves. Photo / George Novak My God, it hurts. These are the words Heather Powell reaches for when trying to describe a family tragedy so devastating it defies description.
In 2009, Heather and her husband, David, lost their 15-year-old son, Michael, to suicide.
He was their third-born, loved art, drama and music and shared a room with his younger brother, Christopher, in their Waihī Beach home.