And that’s when everything began to go dark.
Beset by chronic pain, Phillip soon found himself battling the crippling effects of clinical depression. He suffered for years, even attempting suicide before he found his way out of the darkness at last.
Told in their own voices, this is the true story of a couple who endured the ravages of clinical depression together, and emerged stronger and more in love than before. It is the story of Phillip, whose family had a history of the illness, and of Emme, who put her blossoming career on hold to care for him and remained by his side even when their world seemed to be falling apart.
But most of all, it is a story of hope for those who suffer from clinical depression, as well as for their loved ones. For in the darkest of days, Emme and Phillip found that even the smallest amount of light can illuminate the road to recovery-and the joy in life.
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05 March 2007
Fair and Equitable Coverage for Health Care
I am about to connect with Congressmen Patrick Kennedy of Rhode Island about his efforts to reintroduce federal legislation in March aimed at ensuring that health plans offer fair an equitable coverage. The bill entitled The Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act, is named after the late Senator Paul Wellstone who championed the cause. This bill would require health plans to offer benefits for mental health and addiction on the same terms as care for other diseases. When passed...notice I say when passed and not "if" passed, it will regulate health care and insurance plans so they will no longer be able to charge higher co-payments, deductibles, or out of pocket expenses etc. This bill will also change the coverage with regard to hospital and treatment center visits.
This is wonderful! I am so looking forward to meeting Congressmen Kennedy to see how I can help champion this cause. If we don't speak up, no one will hear us!
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"This book can help those directly and indirectly touched by depression. It is not only for the survivors but also for their family, friends and loved ones."
Montel Williams
Testimonials
"I was so inspired by this story of love, courage, and steadfastness which came shining through the struggle of Emme and Phil and their family. Clinical depression is such an insidious, potentially life-threatening illness, and Emme's and Phil's courageous and honest willingness to share their story can help and encourage many millions of couples and families. It is an astonishingly candid and clear description of the suffering felt by both people when depression is present in a relationship. They persevered through many different treatments and allow us to feel not only their moments of despair and anguish, but more important their hope, joy, and love for each other. This is a story of triumph of the human spirit, and it is an illuminating window into the reality of day-to-day dealing with the illness that is depression."
Tipper Gore
"Feeling alone, overwhelmed, and hopeless, depression has the capacity for seemingly snatching up your very life. Emme and Phil were partners in this dark, frightening world, but courageously they managed to return to the light. Theirs was a journey through the very portals of hell, one that ultimately affirms something that anyone who struggles with depression needs to know—depression isn’t a dead end. It just feels that way. This couple’s story is one of pain, power, perseverance and love. This is truly a story of hope."
Dr. Joseph J. Luciani
Author, Self Coaching: How to Heal Anxiety and Depression
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icunurse82
Apr 22 2008 at 12:00 PM
Would like to know if this has passed? I, too, have had issues with ins. companies re: treatment of depression