I don't mean to be nosey but is he on meds? how long has he been batteling his depression? what have the docs. diagnosed him with?
" The angering thing is that his lies and deceipt have not only affected himself but also my mother".
This is the second time i see you mention this there most be some kind of hatred towards your father or guilt towards yourself for leaving her behind? I'm so sorry you had to go threw that. also so to hear of the things you must deal with now. It must be very difficult on you.

When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth & love have always won. there have been tyrants & murderers, and for a time they can be invincible, but in the end they always fall.
think of it... always. Mohandas Gandhi...