Paying it Forward
Margie and Chris Johnson
A story of love, remembrance, and the quiet strength that helps families keep moving forward together.
Their Story
Holding on to love
We are Margie and Chris Johnson and we are Survivors Of Suicide. Over fourteen years ago our son Sean Michael Johnson took his own life at the age of 29 years.
Together we have traveled many roads to move on with our lives. We have gone through all the pains of grief, guilt, counseling and then in time healing.
We vowed to each other that we would work together to keep our marriage in tack and continue to take on the role of parents to our 3 other children and to our grandchildren.
After about 10 years we felt we were ready to “Give Back” and help others. To prepare us for this we have gone through extensive training at “The Link” in Atlanta, Georgia. “The Link” is an organization to train people in dealing with suicide and survivors of suicide.
We started a support group in 2015 in Seal Beach, California for anyone who was going through the loss of a loved one by suicide.
Over time we found more success via phone or in a one-on-one environment, in listening to and supporting anyone who wanted to talk.
We feel we really helped those people who came to our support group in Seal Beach and we would like to continue reaching out to others in need.