We don't know why, but pancreatic cancer has a very interesting physiological link to depression. There seems to be a deep link, and we don't know what it is.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
There is a very moving and ancient connection between cancer and depression.
Depression can seem worse than terminal cancer, because most cancer patients feel loved and they have hope and self-esteem.
There seem to be many causes of depression. One cause is profound loss, grief. Economic hardship we know is linked to depression. We don't have a full picture.
Depression is a physical illness.
It's hard to raise awareness of pancreatic cancer - people who get it don't live long enough.
When I had cancer, people were surprised at how cheerful and upbeat I was, but I couldn't let myself go to depression - to go there, that defeat would allow everything in. If you look too far into the abyss, you might never come out again. You can stand on the abyss and peep but not give in to sadness.
I have suffered from depression for most of my life. It is an illness.
Depression begins with disappointment. When disappointment festers in our soul, it leads to discouragement.
Instead of seeing depression as a dysfunction, it is a functioning phenomenon. It stops you cold, sets you down, makes you damn miserable.
Diabetes is caused by melancholy.