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Fierce Goodbye

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I purchased this shortly after a woman I had come to care for deeply completed suicide. This DVD helped me to understand that I was not losing my mind and that all of the crazy feelings and emotions I was dealing with were in fact normal.

It tells the stories of a number of families who have suffered the loss of a loved one to suicide and their attempts to deal with it. Faith is a main theme throughout, coming from the perspective of primarily Christianity but also a couple of Jewish clergy as well.

After having viewed this DVD about a half dozen times already, I can tell you that it has been very healing for me. When I feel a jag of grief or pain or feel a crying spell come on I put the DVD on, and I just find that it helps me to hear the stories that these people have to say. I actually like these people in this DVD. It would be good to sit down with them in person and discuss it further.

Judy Collins is the host of this documentary, and she does an excellent job of doing her part in communicating the need to educate the public about suicide and the taboos associated with it.

This DVD, "Fierce Goodbye," has been a lifeline for me and my very personal attempt to understand and heal from this tragedy in my life.

I bought this for a friend who lost her mother to suicide. I was very pleased with it and thought it was well done. I particularly liked that different families and situations were portrayed. This is the only DVD I found on suicide that wasn't directed specifically toward teens, and it is very good, thankfully.

Excellent for all who have been touched by suicide. Helps them to realize they are not "going crazy" when experiencing this special grief.