Depression and You

I got on the bus the other day during my morning commute worrying about various things in my life. I looked across the aisle and saw a middle aged man in old jeans and a worn out polo flipping through a pamphlet he'd probably just been given after a visit to the hospital. It was one of those staple bound booklets with the pastel covers that you see at the doctor's or Department of Human Services office with 3rd grade illustrations demonstrating the effects of depression, anemia, having your children taken away by the state, or the many other tragedies may strike you or your family. This particular one was titled "Contrast Radiation Has Many Benefits". It changed my attitude for the day. There is something very public about public transit.