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Sue Kirby & Hannah Mackenzie Wood

Widow facing first Christmas without husband urges men to open up about mental health

A grieving widow is urging men to "talk about their feelings" as she faces her first Christmas since losing her husband to suicide. Heartbroken Nicola Rae reported her partner Michael Rae missing after he disappeared from their home in Hartlepool in August, Teesside Live reports.

A large scale search was launched for the 33-year-old, but tragically he had taken his own life and his body was discovered three weeks later on Friday, September 2. Now his devastated wife, Nicola, is helping to fundraise for suicide prevention charities in the hopes that no other families have to suffer the heartache she is going through.

She said: "Men just don't talk about their feelings and they should. Please, Please, just talk about what you are going through. People will support you, Michael knew I would have supported him.

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