[Janet]

What a very sad thing to go through. I would definitely be there for her. Let her do most of the talking, but assure her it isn't her fault. Assure her that there are many people who are just feeling so overwhelmed that they can't think clearly and if he would have been, he wouldn't have done this. Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem, but when we feel so overwhelmed we don't think about the consequences and what it does to those that are left behind.