Up until 2.46pm on 6 July 2012, Elber Twomey and her family had the perfect life. But at 2.47pm, she lost her “everybody” when a suicidal driver crashed into their family car while on holidays in Devon in England, claiming the lives of her 16-month-old son, Oisín, her unborn baby daughter, Elber Marie, and – 10 months later – her beloved husband, Connie.

She speaks to Irish Country Living about that day, her life now and why she prays for Marek, the man responsible for the crash. Elber also tells us about her campaign for suicide awareness training for gardaí at home and in the UK.

The new edition of Irish Country Living is online from 10pm today (Wednesday) and hits the shelves on Thursday with the Irish Farmers Journal.