My sister's husband has seasonal depression. At the end of last year he was let go from his company as they thought he was experiencing cognitive issues and since he works in an area that has a lot of physical labor, this kind of thing would be a danger. They put him on short term disability until he was of age to retire, which was really cool of them, but he didn't WANT to retire, so this really sucked for him. He is a pretty severe introvert, so he really has no friends or outside stimulation. My sister is basically the only person in his world other than his kids.
A few months ago she told him she wants a divorce. She was the one who took care of my mom for years when mom had dementia and she just couldn't emotionally handle going through this again. I know, not really an excuse. As it turns out, his cognitive tests all came back fine and he's not deteriorating. But being as he's depressed, he has no energy and has nothing to do so he just sits there. If it's dark he's in the dark. If the tv is on he'll watch it. But he's just...existing.
Okay so that sets the stage. Couple more things about this. First, my sister has only recently found religion in a big, big way. Like, all of her Facebook posts, etc. are about GOD and things like that. Second, we found out she's been seeing a guy from her work. She says nothing has happened but come on. He's married, too. The way she talks she's fully expecting him to leave his wife for her. um...lol.
Tonight I got a text from her. She had gone to Oregon to visit her biological sisters and when she got back she was served with divorce papers. She's mad. Not sure why she texted me acting all mad. My response was essentially, "Well, this is what you wanted. You have no right to be upset. Suck it up."
She has not responded.
