Tell Us: When Did You Know Something Was Wrong?

For some, there’s no guesswork involved: The phone rings with bad news—a stroke, heart attack, fall, car accident.

For others, it’s all guesswork. Is this normal? Is she just depressed? Will this pass? Should he see a doctor?

Within the guesswork lies one moment when you knew something was wrong—that how your caree acted just wasn’t normal, that it probably was depression plus something bigger, that it wouldn’t pass and that a doctor was needed.

In that moment, you could see life for the both of you would change.

Tell us: When did you know something was wrong with your caree?

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