In 2004 Maggie Lane fell to her death from the cliffs at Beachy Head. While trying to come to terms with this tragic event, her husband, Keith, sought solace by going back to the spot from which she had jumped. It was whilst visiting the cliff top that he saw a woman about to throw herself over the edge – Keith took the time to persuade her not to do it. From this moment onwards Keith made it his mission to patrol the area in the hope of saving lives. In four years Keith has saved 29 people from committing suicide at Beachy Head – even climbing down 15ft over the edge to rescue a woman who had slipped having changed her mind about taking her life. Dedicated and determined, Keith tells of his own personal despair and how, in his darkest hour, he wanted to end it all, but found a sense of purpose in helping those in desperate need. Keith also divulges why after much reluctance he has been forced to give up his vigil.
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Keith Lane. Life on the Edge - The true story of the hero who saved the lives of twenty-nine people at Beachy Head
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
CONTENTS
FOREWORD
MAGGIE AND ME – A LOVE STORY
CHANGES
ROAD TO RECOVERY, ROAD TO RUIN
GONE
A VISIT TO THE EDGE
BACK AT THE EDGE
A DOWNWARD SPIRAL AND A GLIMMER OF HOPE
THE LIVES OF OTHERS
DOWN AND NEARLY OUT
LIGHT AND LOVE AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL
BACK TO BUSINESS
TROUBLE WITH THE CHAPLAINS
WEDDING BELLS
A CRUSHING BLOW
WHY ARE YOU UP HERE?
HELP!
FACING THE MUSIC
YOU’RE REALLY PISSING US OFF
BANKRUPT
THE SHIT HITS THE FAN
WITH MY HEAD HELD HIGH
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To Maggie
1. Maggie and Me – a Love Story
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I know there are two sides to every story and I was always conscious of this when listening to Maggie’s point of view about her past. It’s often natural for a person to exaggerate and sometimes I asked myself whether or not she was bending the truth in some way. My gut feeling is that she wasn’t because I could see so clearly how depressed she was and how much her past haunted her. I may be wrong, but I don’t think Maggie would have ended up with such bad depression, or such an addictive personality, were it not for her troubled past.
Talking about her history may have helped Maggie get things off her chest, and it gave me more insight into what lay behind her drinking and depression, but it didn’t help with the problems of the present. Maggie’s periods of sobriety shortened to the point that I was never sure if she was actually off the booze. I’d find it in any number of places around the house – at the back of cupboards, hidden in the linings of cushions and pillows – and Maggie knew I was looking too. ‘Here comes old supersleuth,’ she would joke sarcastically. ‘Where are you going to look tonight, then?’
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