This is not my usual posting style. These are caffeine-induced late-night ramblings. I plan to type a few paragraphs and click "publish"...When a friend called out my family to do the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, I had mixed feelings. I was honoured to be called out -- and appalled at being drawn into "yet another social networking [...]
Month: August 2014
Being There
I've lived on the periphery of depression for most of my life. Personally I am more familiar with its cousin, anxiety, but many of those I have known and loved have experienced depression. Depression has received a lot of coverage in the wake of Robin Williams' death, ranging from beautifully written essays to well-meaning-but-ignorant posts to downright [...]