Stephen & Karen Thompson

My brother, Paul, was killed on 26th November 2018 whilst riding his mountain bike, and the HGV driver responsible tested positive for cocaine at the time of the crash.

Having this devastating news delivered, when you never expect to hear such words, tears you apart.  

There’s shock, grief, anger, and hatred. All these feelings pull on you hour after hour, day after day. The emotional pain is indescribable, tears turn to anger, and anger turns to tears.

The day my brother died, I lost part of my family and this tragedy almost lost me everything else I hold dear.

My downward spiral into depression, coupled with the hate I felt almost tore my family apart. 

I consider things I’d never thought of before and I hope to never have those feelings again! We fought it and we fight it every day.

The driver destroyed part of my family that day but I would not let him destroy any more.

Having the support of RoadPeace and the members of the group gives me the emotional strength to carry on.

We all have experienced tragedy and other members have provided answers to questions I thought couldn’t be answered.

When in the depths of this grief I feel alone, totally alone, but RoadPeace is there for me. Not just in my days of struggle but also when I feel good, RoadPeace is just there.