sinead o'Connor's son dies, 17

[graystoke4]

thought this should have a thread on it's own, what a life she has had, from being loved, to hated, and all in-between, she seamed unhappy even when she was at her best, my hart goes' out to her, and rip to her son,
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2...oconnor-dies-at-age-of-17-after-going-missing

 

[gavreid]

It must be unbearable to lose a child, especially so in these kinds of circumstances.

 

[Darren L]

Very sad indeed, poor kid, only 17.....

 

[nostromo]

Sinead seems to have struggled in life particularly with grounding herself in a 'normal' life. Her son may have inherited some of her mental flaws. A very sad story. Reading between the lines it seems to have been a suicide. Teenagers in most schools are made aware of how to get help, but still some fall through, I wonder if Dublin schools need to look at their provision, to better avoid such tragedy.

 

[Rug Doc]

How incredibly sad.

Sineads messages to her son pleading with him to not self harm on social media are harrowing, I can’t imagine how awful she’ll be feeling.

This happens too often, there are lots of charities and foundations to help, they need to have a greater outreach to get themselves into the kids lives before it’s too late.

 

[Frizzy]

Such a shame for all involved, it must be made harder by it playing out on social media platforms.