Thanks! Coming from you and your long, detailed blog posts, it's truly a
compliment!

Thanks. I felt compelled to share this experience upon reading my sister's
letter. She ended it with saying she doesn't feel ready to contact me yet
so…I'll wait until she is.

The best thing families can do is talk about these things vs ignoring or
denying them.

It took me back to my childhood.

I learned what Depression was in my teens. Is it environment or genetics that causes Depression? I have found that it can be both.

An environment of stress, anxiety, and pain can cause a person predisposed with the symptoms of depression to be given a diagnosis of Depression later in life.

These facts are not from any specific medical research or journal of American medicine. It is from first hand experience.

My mother was diagnosed with Bio-polar Depression in the 1977. She and her sister were given up for adoption by her biological mother then ostracized by her biological sister and her cousin (My Grannie whom I Loved) that raised her.

My oldest daughter was diagnosed with Bio-polar Depression in 2007. My mother told me she see's a lot of herself in my daughter.

To make a long story shorter…..

I have a great sense of self, a positive attitude, (My Mom calls it your glass is always half full), and a willingness to be there for anyone that needs help.

I have a great relationship with my Mother. I try to reach to my daughter. She wants to live life on her own terms. I love her dearly so I am taking care of my grand daughter.

While I cannot speak for my 6 siblings relationships with our Mother.
Since they all vary in mood and temperance in how they treat Mother.
From first hand experience the mood is often based on her diagnosis and not the person who loved and raised us.

Who am I to judge.

The Mystic Law expresses the relationship between the life inherent in the universe and the many different ways this life expresses itself.

Nam, indicates the element of action and attitude, and refers therefore to the correct action one needs to take and the attitude one needs to develop in order to attain Buddahood in this lifetime.

Nam-myoho-renge-kyo