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We can confirm that the coroner has received a referral for a Mr Graham Thorpe from the British Transport Police
A spokesman for the Surrey Coroner's Office said Despite having a wife and two daughters whom he loved and who loved him, he did not get better,
Thorpe's wife was quoted as saying by The Times He had loved life and he loved us but he just couldn't see a way out. It was heartbreaking to see how withdrawn he had become,
He was not the same person. It was strange to see this person trapped in the body of Dad. That's why we've been so happy that the many reflections have been about his life before this illness took over. I'm glad that's how everyone does remember him, rightly so, as the complete character he was,
said the eldest daughter from his second marriage, Kitty to 'The Times When women become physically or psychologically unwell, they're more likely to seek help, to see their GP or share with their peer group.
Men are more at risk of suicide because they are more likely to drink heavily, use self-harm methods that are more often fatal and are reluctant to seek help.
Professor Louis Appleby, chair of the Government's National Suicide Prevention Advisory Group, has also echoed these points Most of the time there is no single event or factor that leads someone to take their own life.
In its guidance on reporting the issue, it adds We know that men, on average, do
We're thinking of the rise in female employment, births outside marriage, the rise in divorce and cohabitation, second and subsequent marriages, lone parent households, step-families, solo living, partnering and de-partnering,
One of my most vivid memories comes from just before the last Ashes series in Australia [in 2002]
He said later in his autobiography Rising From The Ashes For the past couple of years, Graham had been suffering from major depression and anxiety
He still insists on making the world think he is a real family man, the Mr Clean of cricket
Nicola reacted with fury and told The Sunday Mirror We are not ashamed of talking about it
The eldest daughter from his second marriage, Kitty, said There came a time when I would have given back all my Test runs and Test caps just to be happy again.
Thorpe admitted later after he flew back from touring India to try to save his first marriage We are devastated that he acted on that and took his own life."
His prognosis is unclear at this stage... our thoughts are with Graham and his family,
Despite glimpses of hope and of the old Graham, he continued to suffer from depression and anxiety, which at times got very severe. We supported him as a family and he tried many, many treatments but unfortunately none of them really seemed to work,