thanks ww for coming in with the known answers!!

Leslie....feel free to PM us as well. it took the support of a few friends who had been down that road themselves to help us get there too. we needed their support in not making our narrative sound better...........we learned that we had to be brutally honest about how much we were unable to do.

it is natural for most ppl with depression or mental health issues to try to minimize their situation. this is one case in which you want to go into detail about how hard each day and daily activity is. it was very hard to see our application written out in great detail about how unable we were managing daily life...... but we know the truth of our situation helped our claim. nobody wants to list they're having trouble keeping the house cleaned, bills paid, personal hygeine, etc. but those are the realities for some facing mental disease/disorder. remember that you're not making things out worse than they are.........you're just being starkly truthful about your situation.

(((ww))) for being such a great resource here to this community....that's in addition to being a great lady!