I thought it would be nice to update what has happened since I posted to this forum/site about my husbands struggle with depression.

Things that I have learned from this:
1. Health Insurance was a MUST HAVE for us in this situation
2. So thankful we have laws in place that prevent people from being fired/let go because of a treatable medical condition
3. I wanted someone to tell me that my husband crying all the time and being so emotional was normal. Turns out, I now can tell someone else that IT IS normal and this too shall pass.
4. I do not regret any time or stress I have put into treatment/care for my husband, I just wish I could get assurances that it will never happen again? But I know it will.
5. Getting people to understand that, for my husband, we are treating a lifelong disease. No different than diabetes or high blood pressure.

My husband is back to work. He is on two medications and ECT. We have had a few minor set backs and one serious one, but those too were manageable.

The ECT and meds are keeping his depression under control and giving him time to heal from the mental break he had when this last major episode happened. We know the ECT is helping because we tried to "wean" him off and the last serious set back is directly related to stretching the ECT's out. So, we are going back to once a week for 4 weeks and then going to once every two weeks for about 6 months.

Thank you to everyone who replied. This forum/site was a good place to come when I needed some insight into what we were going thru! And it remains a place I come to when we have a "bobble" in the road ;o)