Mike McCarthy, former Sky News and BBC reporter, talks about the devastating loss of his son to suicide in 2021, and how this tragedy led him to found Baton of Hope, a charity raising awareness of suicide prevention.
He is interviewed by Becky Meadures a guest on new Mother Daughter: Breast Of Friends podcast, highlighting the parallels between breast cancer, which is the biggest killer of women under 50, and suicide, the leading cause of death in men, sparking a conversation about the emotional toll of both.
Listen to the podcasts at https://motherdaughterbreastfriends.co.uk/
He is interviewed by Becky Meadures a guest on new Mother Daughter: Breast Of Friends podcast, highlighting the parallels between breast cancer, which is the biggest killer of women under 50, and suicide, the leading cause of death in men, sparking a conversation about the emotional toll of both.
Listen to the podcasts at https://motherdaughterbreastfriends.co.uk/
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00:00I never thought that I would laugh again, I never thought that I would smile again
00:03and when I did start to laugh I immediately felt guilty and somehow that
00:08I was betraying the son that I'd lost but again somebody said to me not long
00:16after we lost Ross, learn about gratitude.