Hettie Barnard’s 30-year-old daughter Monique, both pictured, finally succeeded in committing suicide on 19 November – after 10 years of attempts. It was totally different from her interactions with animals, which don’t judge you. “She always said to me that she was willing to die for an animal.” Barnard said her daughter had tried to commit suicide many times.
“We were blessed to have her for 30 years. Every time I could get her to the hospital in time. But this time, she succeeded; she was determined.” Barnard said the system failed her daughter because she couldn’t get help when she needed it most and the message denying her help resulted in her death. “It was a huge shock and I am still in denial; it’s like I’ve seen it coming for years but couldn’t do anything about it.” Barnard said sometimes there are so many warning signs that you don’t take them seriously any more – until it happens.
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