This October there was an article in BYU Studies (Vol. 58, No. 3, p. 78-97) about a woman who had contracted hepatitis C from blood transfusions that happened when she was young and had another serious illness.  The treatment for hepatitis C required her to take 11 months of strong drugs which had the serious side effect of causing significant depression and suicide ideation. She delayed the treatment for several months as she researched her options but eventually started the treatment.  The side effects were much worse than she had imagined despite also taking anti-depressants. As the medications took effect, she lost hope and was full of despair. She prayed regularly for God to end her life.  She felt she was a burden to her family, that she was not good enough, that she was not worthy of being healed. Voices in her head told her that if she was really courageous, she would end her life.  Her husband was unaware of how terrible the depression was since she didn’t tell him.