Deeper Than Down

Deeper Than Down: Depression From The Outside

By Eavesdropper
Published: January 31, 2009

Depression From The OutsideI am not depressed.

Lucky me, right?

Yet depression has become an inalienable presence in my life over the past few months and its impact has been devastating.

In May 2008, I gave birth to my second daughter. She died during labour. There was no reason, no explanation. She was perfect, but she died.

My husband spoke at her funeral. As he struggled to articulate his feeling of loss, my then 20-month-old daughter piped up: Daddy’s crying.

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