“This world is not all bad and doom and
gloom. It is when we least expect it and
when we are not looking for it that unexpected help is there and offered.
“A prominent man was looking for a way out
of this life. He had been suffering from
depression over a long period of time.
“He felt no one understood him and even
though he was getting professional help, it wasn’t enough or in fact wasn’t the
right sort of help for his problems.
“He went missing from his home for quite a
long time. A national search was alerted
and they couldn’t find him.
“While he was sitting on a beach
contemplating how to do away with himself, a man came up to him, recognised his
face and sat with him.
“The passing stranger, we will call an angel,
urged this man to contact his family, who were desperately worried about
him. He had purposely left his mobile
phone at home.
“This angel just sat and talked to this man
and said he would not leave his side until the right help was given to
him. He would stay with him for as long
as it took.
“The angel told him his best friend had
committed suicide just two days previously and then he placed his hand on this
man’s shoulder and cried.
“Shortly help came in the way of paramedics
and where the National Health Crisis Action Team kicked in. A new psychiatric appraisal was given and the
new treatment plan found and administered.
“It is often in our darkest hours that
unexpected help from nowhere comes in.
This man is well on the way to recovery and another soul is saved.
“Lessons always need to be learnt and
people need to be heard. The signs of
depression are not always easy to recognise.
We must be vigilant in today’s stressed driven society.
“Fortunately, there
are always angels about!”
Jenny Ayers
Sunday, 29th October 2017
