With their military son lost to suicide, parents share a path to healing — and helping others
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Raymond and Mary Anne, who are Navy vets themselves, spoke with Fox News Digital about their healing journey since losing their son to suicide 20 years ago.
Young Matthew Burke was home on leave for the Thanksgiving holiday from his U.S. Navy submarine duty. "I see now that there were signs — but he just didn't feel like he could talk to us about it." "After such loneliness, it was a great feeling being with so many people who have gone through the same sorrow and pain that we’ve gone through." "If we can help anybody, and if we save one life from dying by suicide, then it gives our son's death some meaning." Melissa Rudy is health editor and a member of the lifestyle team at Fox News Digital.
He left to take a drive and never returned.
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