tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post1899423007326377778..comments2024-03-28T13:35:30.500+00:00Comments on TPQ: Rebecca McIntyreAMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-81673799327143099622020-06-30T16:35:44.598+01:002020-06-30T16:35:44.598+01:00Hi Anthony,
I am only today learning of the tragi...Hi Anthony,<br /><br />I am only today learning of the tragic death of your sister. I don't claim to know her extremely well, we were both Irish and living and working in London and had some great times together over a drink, or two! I too am a Psychiatric Nurse and have moved home 5 years next month. Only today when talking about another sister of yours did I mention to my colleagues that I Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12537459231386912934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-75351730627301685042019-01-03T09:22:37.491+00:002019-01-03T09:22:37.491+00:00meghanoncapecod - thank you for remembering her.
...meghanoncapecod - thank you for remembering her.<br /><br />Niall, as ever thanks.<br /><br />Ryan - thank you. Over time the end of the year obituaries have become a strong feature of the blog. I think it might be because they are often addressed to the everyday people who go about their lives anonymously but diligently. AMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-326065489299421412018-12-30T21:54:42.210+00:002018-12-30T21:54:42.210+00:00very sorry to hear about Martin and Rebecca's ...very sorry to hear about Martin and Rebecca's deaths Anthony. I always find your end of year obituaries very moving and thought provoking. May 2019 be a much happier year. Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263777399426493919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-75120362140127414142018-12-30T16:23:45.470+00:002018-12-30T16:23:45.470+00:00Only seeing this now AM....heartfelt piece...my sy...Only seeing this now AM....heartfelt piece...my sympathies Niallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06013400649117430986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-66526936950738161062018-12-28T19:20:28.667+00:002018-12-28T19:20:28.667+00:00Brutiful. I knew beautiful Rebecca for a short bi...Brutiful. I knew beautiful Rebecca for a short bit, but I will never forget her. Your story is so well written and opened my heart. meghanoncapecodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10489091271715765348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-78474687056878969002018-12-28T19:17:21.377+00:002018-12-28T19:17:21.377+00:00I am so grateful to have read that. Many thanks. ...I am so grateful to have read that. Many thanks. I knew her beautiful soul for a few years on Nantucket but she will be in my memory forever.meghanoncapecodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10489091271715765348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-48931365861515792482018-12-28T07:19:40.377+00:002018-12-28T07:19:40.377+00:00Michael - your own experience is harrowing to say ...Michael - your own experience is harrowing to say the least. You survived to tell the tale which is to be heartily welcomed. <br /><br />Barry - the manner of your friend's death is shuddering. There was intense anguish and desperation at play. AMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-17966734356671344372018-12-28T00:05:08.129+00:002018-12-28T00:05:08.129+00:00AM
Very powerful piece, Anthony. I am very sorry...AM<br /><br />Very powerful piece, Anthony. I am very sorry for the loss of your sister Rebecca and your brother Martin.<br /><br />I would never condemn anyone or judge anyone who feels that the only way out of the hell that is severe and enduring mental illnesses is to seek release in the ending of one's life. Suicide has not touched any of my close family circle but six years ago a good Barry Gilheanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14220262677398695734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-68193488366734552082018-12-27T16:21:17.007+00:002018-12-27T16:21:17.007+00:00Christopher/Henry Joy/Sean/Unknown - thank you for...Christopher/Henry Joy/Sean/Unknown - thank you for your thoughtful comments.<br /><br />AMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-51019758441543941652018-12-26T19:00:19.516+00:002018-12-26T19:00:19.516+00:00AM
The above is easily the most affecting thing ...AM <br /><br />The above is easily the most affecting thing you've ever written. As someone who was on the verge of committing suicide in 2017, I've been through a hell similar to your sister's. The pain of losing my wife, my kids, the house, our dog was a crushing weight, and while driving around Leitrim in a hire car, I began to feel this creeping and familiar shame maker in the gutMichael Mahoneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08016015701619473456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-26853324115977484792018-12-26T14:15:15.375+00:002018-12-26T14:15:15.375+00:00Your article is very moving Anthony and presents t...Your article is very moving Anthony and presents the reader with a more compassionate alternative view on suicide. My sincerest condolences. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03427430861340481861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-81544353644384047612018-12-26T14:09:57.339+00:002018-12-26T14:09:57.339+00:00Powerful piece a chara , life is a journey and you...Powerful piece a chara , life is a journey and your sis must have reckoned that was her stop.she is at ease now and I hope you are at peace with that ,life can be a shit sandwhich and every day just another bite,martyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814904389826171437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-35826907833832480232018-12-26T13:27:49.842+00:002018-12-26T13:27:49.842+00:00Love and respect from Omagh a chara. Though grief ...Love and respect from Omagh a chara. Though grief remains, it is the manifestation of the love between you and your sister — which will never die. In that sense, there is no death — only endless love. Rebecca’s pain is over and her soul now at peace. One day you will be joined again in the life to come, when the wretched pain that overwhelmed your beautiful sister is at last no more.Sean Bresnahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06842180620284317746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-28509935493932318262018-12-26T11:37:29.899+00:002018-12-26T11:37:29.899+00:00Generous, thoughtful and thought provoking piece....Generous, thoughtful and thought provoking piece.<br /><br />Thank you AM.Henry JoYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04161613445053833181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-12312963659793922362018-12-25T22:51:43.640+00:002018-12-25T22:51:43.640+00:00Highly poignant writing as always when it comes to...Highly poignant writing as always when it comes to subjects like this AM, especially the line "parents who might never understand how the sum total of their emotional investment can be erased in an instant." I can relate to how the age gap plays a role in sibling dynamics, leading to two sibling being complete strangers. On one hand, I am saddened by it but, on the other hand, differingChristopher Owenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05236891604706531905noreply@blogger.com