David's Depression......by Susan
Yesterday I had lunch with my brother David, the co-author of this blog. I picked him up at his apartment and drove to our favorite restaurant. We did a lot of talking and ate our favorite foods. After lunch we went to a few flea markets hunting for bargains but neither of us found anything that day. David is going through a really rough time. He is bipolar and his depression is bad right now.
In fact, this is probably his lowest point in the past 7 or 8 years. If you've been reading this blog, you know that he is a very kind person who has been doing a great job of expressing his feelings in his articles here at the site. About a year ago I wrote a blog article about my brother. It's titled "Big David". There are a lot of things I didn't tell you about my brother in that article. Like myself, he is a senior citizen. He is in good physical health. He is a mentally disabled veteran who served our country building the pipe line in Alaska during the Vietnam War. We were all so thankful that he didn't go to Vietnam. He is the only boy in the family and has six sisters!
David has two lovely daughters about 18 and 19 years of age, who are the world to him. He showers them with gifts and would do anything for them. However, David lives alone and as we all know, living alone can be very depressing in itself at times. He does a great job of taking his prescription medications, getting outdoors, exercising and calling to talk when he needs a friendly voice. Unfortunately these things aren't giving him all the help he needs right now and I would like to ask all of you to send good thoughts and prayers his way.
In fact, this is probably his lowest point in the past 7 or 8 years. If you've been reading this blog, you know that he is a very kind person who has been doing a great job of expressing his feelings in his articles here at the site. About a year ago I wrote a blog article about my brother. It's titled "Big David". There are a lot of things I didn't tell you about my brother in that article. Like myself, he is a senior citizen. He is in good physical health. He is a mentally disabled veteran who served our country building the pipe line in Alaska during the Vietnam War. We were all so thankful that he didn't go to Vietnam. He is the only boy in the family and has six sisters!
David has two lovely daughters about 18 and 19 years of age, who are the world to him. He showers them with gifts and would do anything for them. However, David lives alone and as we all know, living alone can be very depressing in itself at times. He does a great job of taking his prescription medications, getting outdoors, exercising and calling to talk when he needs a friendly voice. Unfortunately these things aren't giving him all the help he needs right now and I would like to ask all of you to send good thoughts and prayers his way.
I read your story and I want you to know your not alone my thoughts and prayers are with you. I wish nothing but good health and happiness to both of you. Keep strong. Keep the faith. HUGS
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Thank you so much for your support. I will be sure to give David your good wishes. Susan
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Susan, thank you for sharing this story. David is in my thoughts and I am sending him all the positive energies I can muster. Depression is a horrible thing to fight. I understand.
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I sure appreciate your comment and especially the support you have shown for my brother, David. Thank you for reading our blog and best to you in your battle with depression.
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