The Problem Of Depression By Laura Mcbride Essay - 1660 Words

Depression is a mental disorder that affects millions of people worldwide. When people are depressed they feel down and lose interest in daily activities. It can cause many physical and mental health disorders such as cardiovascular problems and social disorders, for a couple examples. There are many different kinds of medications and therapies used to treat people with depression.In the book We Are Called To Rise by Laura McBride, three individuals lives were brought together by trauma and by coincidence. A main issue in this book is depression and this book McBride shows how a hospitalized veteran is affected and overcomes this issue as the book goes on. Avis is a middle aged women who is going through life unsure of her predicament. Avis’ husband had admitted to her that he was in love with another woman. Her son Nate was in the United States Army and came home with PTSD. Her son shot Bashkims mother while on duty with the LVPD. Bashkim is an eight year old boy from an Albanian immigrant family. His mother and father run an ice cream truck to make money. His father is very abusive to his mother mentally and physically. Bashkim has a three year old sister named Tirana that he feels obligated to take care of and protect. He s in an elementary class and in this class they are given an assignment to write to soldiers. Bashkim, being the curious kid he is, wrote to a soldier named Luis Rodriguez-Reyes and him asked what war was like. He asked Luis if he had ever killed