💔 ONE DAY LAST WEEK, HER TOUGH RESILIENCE JUST COULDN’T… — A FATHER’S HEARTBREAKING EUL0GY FOR HIS 22-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER, AS HER FINAL SOCIAL MEDIA POST RESURFACES… LEAVING EVERYONE HEARTBROKEN
The grieving parents of suicide prevention advocate Poppy Reynolds have honoured their ‘darling, golden-heart girl’ after she died following a battle with mental health – as her heartbreaking final post is revealed.
Ms Reynolds, 22, a civil plant operator from Bundaberg in Central Queensland, died on June 22, almost four years after her brother Harry took his own life at the same age.
After Harry’s death four years ago, Poppy dedicated her life to mental health and suicide prevention, working to help others find light in their darkest moments.
‘One day last week, her tough resilience just couldn’t show up one more time,’ her mother, Natalie Vizer, said in the eulogy.
‘It has left an unfillable hole in my heart. I’m so sad that she masked so much pain so often.’
Ms Reynolds’ father, Bruce, told his three surviving children they were ‘not allowed’ to have another funeral.
‘I’m sorry Jack, Grace and Euleilah, you’re not allowed to do this anymore,’ he said.
Jack added: ‘We really gotta stop meeting here, I hate this place.’
Poppy Reynolds, 22, died on June 22, almost four year after her brother died a the same age
Less than two weeks before her death, Ms Reynolds used TikTok to mark Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month with a deeply personal tribute to her late brother: ‘I’m so sorry I couldn’t help you’ she wrote
Less than two weeks before her death, Ms Reynolds used TikTok to mark Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month with a deeply personal tribute to her late brother.
The post featured a recent photo of herself on an early morning beach walk alongside a picture of Harry.
‘It’s not weak to speak,’ the June 11 post was captioned.
‘I live each day for him and forever will, I love you so much Haz. I’m sorry I couldn’t help you.’
Ms Reynolds’ social media was filled with heartfelt tributes to her late brother, with whom she shared an exceptionally close bond.
‘You deserved so much more,’ she wrote days after his death in December 2022.
Ms Reynolds’ death has sparked an outpouring of tributes.
‘We grew up side by side, went through school together, had our stupid little adventures, and did life together.
Poppy Reynolds was farewelled by friends and family last Friday, where loved ones spoke of the mental health challenges she faced.
Poppy (right) had a close bond with her older brother Harry (left)
‘No matter what stage of life we were in, we always found our way back to each other.
‘You were my rock Pops, the person I called, the person who made everything feel lighter. I still can’t imagine a life without you in it.’
Another wrote: ‘It’s so hard to find the words. Our loud, passionate, loving, fiery, dump truck girl. To write you a farewell post seems far too final.’
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SOURCE: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15963957/poppy-reynolds-cause-death-queensland.html