Many years ago, I had a pastor who was struggling with debilitating depression, myasthenia gravis, and then got a Parkinson's diagnosis. We nearly lost him, but I am happy to say we didn't, and he is still alive today, got medications and therapies that helped the Parkinson's enough so he was able to hold and baptize his infant grand twins. Those twins are now strong, growing elementary school kids, and have grown up knowing their grandfather, which Robin William's death just points out, is a huge blessing compared to what might have been.

Depression and Parkinsons are closely linked oftentimes, and it can be a mentally overwhelming diagnosis.