I Have Been Fiercely Private, In Part

I Define Success As When I Say "yes" When I Am Given An Opportunity.

I Would Not Take For Granted That My Personal Life - Because I Knew Better Than Anybody - That It Was Just A Life. It Was Surprisingly An Ordinary Life.

It May Feel Like The More You Know About Depression And The Many Forms It Can Take, The More Questions You Have. That's How I Feel.

A Diagnosis Is Burden Enough Without Being Burdened By Secrecy And Shame.

About The Time I Turned 50, I Experienced The Profound Biological Change That Often Accompanies Women At That Age. Also, I Put Two Kids In College And Lost Both Of My Parents, So I'm No Longer Somebody's Daughter.