good news

[Catherine]

Wouldnt it be wonderful to hold onto the good news and not let it go: Here are some quotes I gathered from the APNI

*You will recover completely
*All mothers completely recover from PND
*The illness is a temporary one
*This illness has been truly nailed on the head
*You never go back to how you were when you were very ill
* No one has ever phoned the APNI and said that they hadn't ever recovered!

Liz Wise quotes:
*once you've had it, that's it
*you're no more likely to suffer other forms of depression than anyone else

These famous mothers had PND to varying degrees,

Denise Welch from Coronation Street (severe)
Esther Ranzen from That's Life, Childline..
Judy Finnigan from Richard and Judy
Jerry Hall, Mick Jaggers ex
Clair Rayner, famous agony aunt (3 times!!)
Fiona Shaw, highly acclaimed actor (ECT and hospital)
Queen Victoria
Lady Diana
Sadie Frost, Jude Laws wife (severe)

The above got over it and went on to cope and work (Sadie Frost is still recovering I assume)

If anyone has any more good news please, please post it, I think its really important to share the good news as well as the experience of suffering.
Love Catherine

[Elaine]

Dear Catherine

What a great idea your posting was. I read it and felt very comforted. I am nearly through my illness but still get bad spells. It is very reassuring to realise that PND can hit anyone, whether you are good old joe public or a celebrity and that it does go away. I know that now but last year I really wouldn't have believed it!

I also have some good news and that is that all the women who visit this site and send in their postings are heading in the right direction for a complete recovery. The very fact that they have made an effort to find the site and express how they feel is a great start and can only help in their recovery.

Good luck to everyone who is suffering at the moment - you will get better - and here is to a pnd-free 2004.

Love

Elaine