Distress as old man commits suicide for lack of grandchild

A grandmother engages her grandchildren in a  story telling session.

By JOSEPH KARIMI

Grandchildren are no doubt a source of joy. History has it that the only time psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud ever cried was when his grandson died. The death of little Heinerle Rudolph resulted in Freud’s first ever depression. Three years after the tragedy, Freud told a confidant that it had been impossible for him to enjoy his life since the loss of the young man.