Stewart Spence tragically lost his dad Charles Gordon Spence to suicide just before his 18th birthday. He is now taking on a challenge to walk the 13 hours to his graveside in Rutherglen to raise awareness for suicide prevention.
A man is honouring his late father by raising awareness of suicide prevention in a 13-hour walk to his Rutherglen graveside.
Charles, 60, took his own life at their then-home in the village of Law, near Carluke, the Daily Record reports. Reflecting on the devastating day, Stewart said: “My dad committed suicide a month before my 18th birthday. I was at my work and I received a call from my mum telling me what had happened. The anniversary of Charles' passing has always been a difficult time for the Stewart, who spoke on how the idea for the fundraiser came about.He continued: “Normally, on the day of my dad’s anniversary, I torture myself mentally. I’ve always found it really hard and I’ve always taken the day off work to go to his grave.
“My dad loved horses. We had stables at the house and he’d look after them. I was always more into football, which he was probably a wee bit gutted about,” he joked.
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