I can count on one hand the number of direct conversations I’ve had with my parents about my mom’s mental illness. These very few conversations were all during the time that my mom was in a coma following yet another suicide attempt. As such, these conversations were only with my dad and they only transpired due to the forced necessity of answering doctors’ questions, as well as an impossibility for our family to continue carrying on in denial.
There’s No Such Thing as Being Protected from Truth
There’s No Such Thing as Being Protected from…
I can count on one hand the number of direct conversations I’ve had with my parents about my mom’s mental illness. These very few conversations were all during the time that my mom was in a coma following yet another suicide attempt. As such, these conversations were only with my dad and they only transpired due to the forced necessity of answering doctors’ questions, as well as an impossibility for our family to continue carrying on in denial.