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RFCalifornia

(440 posts)
Fri Jan 14, 2022, 02:07 PM Jan 2022

Sinead O'Connor hospitalized, days after teenage son's death

https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/14/entertainment/sinead-oconnor-hospital-intl-scli/index.html

" (CNN)Sinéad O'Connor has been admitted to the hospital, one week after her 17-year-old son was found dead.

The "Nothing Compares 2 U" singer told fans on Thursday night that she was heading to hospital to receive help after sharing in a series of disturbing Twitter posts that she planned to take her own life.
"I've decided to follow my son. There is no point living without him. Everything I touch, I ruin. I only stayed for him. And now he's gone," she wrote on an unverified Twitter account linked to her official account."
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Sinead O'Connor hospitalized, days after teenage son's death (Original Post) RFCalifornia Jan 2022 OP
Hopefully she recovers. TheRealNorth Jan 2022 #1
i feared for her the minute i heard. mopinko Jan 2022 #2
It takes a lot to come out WA-03 Democrat Jan 2022 #5
Nothing but sympathy for her. It must be beyond seemingly impossible to get past. hlthe2b Jan 2022 #3
She has had a rough life Sanity Claws Jan 2022 #4
I am so very sorry CJW Jan 2022 #6
.... Pachamama Jan 2022 #7

TheRealNorth

(9,475 posts)
1. Hopefully she recovers.
Fri Jan 14, 2022, 02:10 PM
Jan 2022

I have to admit, after hearing the original Prince version of "Nothing Compares 2 U", I thought she did sing that song better.

mopinko

(70,071 posts)
2. i feared for her the minute i heard.
Fri Jan 14, 2022, 02:11 PM
Jan 2022

i know a few peeps who survived a child's suicide, and they're the strongest people i know.
but they all had that thought, and quite a few made the attempt.

WA-03 Democrat

(3,039 posts)
5. It takes a lot to come out
Fri Jan 14, 2022, 02:27 PM
Jan 2022

Of your own child's suicide stronger. I know a few who have and are indeed stronger but forever saddened by the lost. I know more that wrecked over it and because lose the will to live. It is a tragic event and I hope for peace for everyone.

Sanity Claws

(21,846 posts)
4. She has had a rough life
Fri Jan 14, 2022, 02:19 PM
Jan 2022

She was already facing mental health challenges. Her son's suicide could put her over the edge. I wish her the best.

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