ABSTRACT
I was very worried about the suicide aspect of it, and thinking what if there is a God in heaven? What on earth is happening to Alastair now? (Heather)
I just wanted to be surrounded by people. I felt very strongly about that. All the flowers and all the people…it was a beautiful funeral… I thought it was as good as it could be. (Francesca)
People who die by suicide are no longer denied a proper funeral service and burial, but deep-seated, age-old and primitive beliefs about suicide are not easily shaken off. Regardless of whether they hold any formal religious beliefs, survivors may still be worried that their relative has been condemned to some kind of eternal punishment (Clark and Goldney 2000).
