Damn. I hate the bastard.
ETA:It's been confirmed by the Koenig family in a recent press conference that Andre Koenig took his own life. I'm editiing this post to reflect that...
Wow. It's been a while. & since I'm doing this on the Crackberry, it'll be (somewhat) short. But I wanted to get this out while I was thinking of it.
Damnit, the bastard got another one of us.
Who's the bastard? Depression.
Who's 'us'? Anyone suffering from depression.
In this particular instance, one of 'us' is Andrew Koenig, son of Walter 'Chekov' Koenig and Judy Koenig. You may remember him as 'Boner' from Growing Pains during the 80s. He was 41 years old.
His body was found today.
He was last seen in Vancouver on 2/14. He was supposed to have flown back to the States on 2/16. His body was found in a park. He took his own life.
According to family and friends, he had been fighting with depression for years. He recently (perhaps as much as a year ago) stopped taking his meds. Just before he left for Vancouver, he gave away a lot of his possessions.
Anyone familiar with the red flags and warning bells of depression is now saying "oh hell oh hell OH HELL PLEASE NO."
For those of you who don't know, going off meds when you need them is bad. Giving away your stuff is indication of an 'exit strategy'- the permanent, life-ending kind.
Did Andrew Koenig take this path? It looks like it. And all that makes me want to do is weep and rage and wish I could tell his parents and his family and his friends that I know what this is like, I've been there, and this isn't your fault.
It isn't Andrew Koenig's fault.
This is depression's fault.
Depression's a bastard and a killer and takes away the people we love far too soon. People can keep depression at bay, and it's hard. It's a constant struggle. Sometimes... people lose.
Andrew Koenig was 41 years old.
To his friends and family, I am so sorry. My heart goes out to you.
Wow. It's been a while. & since I'm doing this on the Crackberry, it'll be (somewhat) short. But I wanted to get this out while I was thinking of it.
Damnit, the bastard got another one of us.
Who's the bastard? Depression.
Who's 'us'? Anyone suffering from depression.
In this particular instance, one of 'us' is Andrew Koenig, son of Walter 'Chekov' Koenig and Judy Koenig. You may remember him as 'Boner' from Growing Pains during the 80s. He was 41 years old.
His body was found today.
He was last seen in Vancouver on 2/14. He was supposed to have flown back to the States on 2/16. His body was found in a park. He took his own life.
According to family and friends, he had been fighting with depression for years. He recently (perhaps as much as a year ago) stopped taking his meds. Just before he left for Vancouver, he gave away a lot of his possessions.
Anyone familiar with the red flags and warning bells of depression is now saying "oh hell oh hell OH HELL PLEASE NO."
For those of you who don't know, going off meds when you need them is bad. Giving away your stuff is indication of an 'exit strategy'- the permanent, life-ending kind.
Did Andrew Koenig take this path? It looks like it. And all that makes me want to do is weep and rage and wish I could tell his parents and his family and his friends that I know what this is like, I've been there, and this isn't your fault.
It isn't Andrew Koenig's fault.
This is depression's fault.
Depression's a bastard and a killer and takes away the people we love far too soon. People can keep depression at bay, and it's hard. It's a constant struggle. Sometimes... people lose.
Andrew Koenig was 41 years old.
To his friends and family, I am so sorry. My heart goes out to you.