My Nonprofit Reviews

I lost my husband to suicide in 2010. I am not exaggerating when I say The Alliance of Hope saved me from some of my darkest days in the months after his death. Finding a community of people who could understand what I was going through (and at all hours of the day/night) gave me comfort and strength to get through those days. Fourteen years later, I am still thankful to Ronnie Walker for starting the Alliance of Hope: truly a befitting name.

I cannot begin to express how much the Alliance of Hope for suicide survivors has helped me. It is a website that unfortunately, you would never dream of searching for or looking at unless you have had the unfortunate title of "suicide survivor" bestowed upon you by a loved one.

In the days after my husband's suicide, I found this website. I spent hours and hours and hours reading what others had written. It helped me understand that I was not alone in this awful journey.
When I had the courage, I posted my story to share with others. The anonyminity allowed me to be honest and transparent. I posted things knowing that there was someone out there maybe going through something similar.
In the past year and a half since his death, I have visited this site sometimes daily, sometimes weekly. It gives me strength to read the stories of how others have coped. It gives me ideas for what I should do. It provides advice, compassion and support from people I have never met, yet strangely share a common bond.
I have such deep respect for the moderators who are so compassionate and tirelessly respond to the postings of everyone.
Truly, I am very very thankful for this forum.

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