Clinical Depression

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My great aunt, Jean Cooper, deals with clinical depression. I call her grandma Jean. Grandma Jean is divorced with two daughters and she resides in her colossal home located in Thousand Oaks California. Over the summer I had visited her after nine years. Spending time with my great aunt gave me an insight of her depression which changed my view of life. One side effect my great aunt’s depression is her consistency to hoard objects. It was a long night and I had just returned to my great aunt’s house. Tired and excited she greeted me. When I saw her I was surprised. This time around she had looked pale and sickly but, I ignored it as I believed that the body would deteriorate from old age. I entered the dark crowded house and she brought me to my room. The room was surrounded by multiple coat hangers and various boxes of old clothes, the only empty part of the room was a corner that had my bed. She then guided me to the bathroom which was in her bedroom. Once again the room was crowded. Her bed was engulfed in a sea of trash mail and assorted boxes. I then entered a dim lit bathroom. Nail polish and q tips paraded the sink. I then looked at the shower which also acted as a rack to dry clothes. This moment triggered my sorrow for her condition. …show more content…

This also causes slowness in activity. I had just finished packing to leave the hotel I was staying at with my great aunt and her sisters and everyone began to leave the room. My great aunt was the last one packing and once again everyone had began to heat up. I walked back to the room to help her and to my surprise she had been cleansing the hotel room which was a job left for the cleaning service. I gripped her heavy bags and headed outside. I exited the hotel barraged with nagging coming from the sisters. They shoes to compassion for her late

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