In an interview with former England captain Michael Atherton, Amanda shared the main points of Graham’s passing on August 5, which was initially introduced by the England and Wales Cricket Board.She revealed that Graham had been grappling with each psychological and bodily challenges for an prolonged interval earlier than in the end taking his personal life.
“Regardless of having a spouse and two daughters whom he cherished and who cherished him, he didn’t get higher,” Thorpe’s spouse was quoted as saying by ‘The Occasions’.”He was so unwell in latest occasions and he actually did consider that we might be higher off with out him and we’re devastated that he acted on that and took his personal life.”
Final Saturday, a ceremony was held in Thorpe’s reminiscence earlier than the beginning of a match between the Farnham Cricket Membership and the Chipstead Cricket Membership, attended by his spouse and their daughters Kitty (22) and Emma (19).
“For the previous couple of years, Graham had been affected by main despair and anxiousness. This led him to make a severe try on his life in Might 2022, which resulted in a protracted keep in an intensive care unit,” she stated.
Regardless of his skilled commitments, Thorpe continued to undergo, as revealed by his spouse.
“Regardless of glimpses of hope and of the outdated Graham, he continued to undergo from despair and anxiousness, which at occasions obtained very extreme. We supported him as a household and he tried many, many remedies however sadly none of them actually appeared to work,” she stated.
The household is now contemplating establishing a basis in Thorpe’s identify.
His daughter Kitty shared that her father “was not the identical particular person” after a sure level and that he “couldn’t see a approach out”.
“He had cherished life and he cherished us however he simply could not see a approach out. It was heartbreaking to see how withdrawn he had turn into,” she stated.
“It was unusual to see this particular person trapped within the physique of Dad. That is why we have been so comfortable that the various reflections have been about his life earlier than this sickness took over.
“I’m glad that is how everybody does keep in mind him, rightly so, as the whole character he was,” Kitty added.
