A MUM whose son took his own life has written a touching poem ahead of the five year anniversary of his death.

Ann Feloy started her charity called Olly’s Future after her son, Olly Hare, died by suicide on February 14, 2017.

The 22-year-old, from Worthing, came back from teaching English in Shanghai but his family said he seemed to go “suddenly in reverse”.

Olly saw a doctor in early January 2017 and said he was feeling anxious, depressed, lost and unsure about the future. He saw another doctor who prescribed him with an antidepressant over the phone. Four days later on Valentine’s Day, Olly took his own life.

To mark the anniversary of his passing, Ann has written a poem and is encouraging people to place daffodils in a window in their home in his memory and for others to remember their loved ones at such a heartfelt time.

Ann said: “Even though it’s five years, it does seem like yesterday since we lost him. I think it always will be, I think we will always have to live with the sadness and loss.

“Valentine’s Day is the worst day of the year for me, my husband Chris and our other son Samuel, it is a very hard day for so many people.

The Argus: Ann Feloy is encouraging people to put daffodils on their windows to remember loved onesAnn Feloy is encouraging people to put daffodils on their windows to remember loved ones

“I wanted to do something in my son’s memory, so I wrote the poem and chose the daffodil for a symbol. It signifies rebirth and new beginnings, as well as the coming of spring. It is one of the first perennials to bloom after the winter frost.

“It also stands for the love and light Oliver brought into the world, and which we are keeping alive through the work of our suicide prevention charity - Olly’s Future.”

The charity has trained more than 2,000 people in suicide prevention online, and has also worked extensively with medical schools and GP practices.

Ann will be featuring on BBC South East tonight talking about her charity with reporter Sean Killick.

The show filmed online suicide prevention training sessions as well as focusing on the travel journals which Olly wrote during his time abroad.

The interview will be broadcast at 6.30pm tomorrow as part of the BBC South Today programme.

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