{"id":4946,"date":"2016-12-30T08:29:14","date_gmt":"2016-12-30T16:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.childabusesurvivor.net\/reviews\/?p=4946"},"modified":"2016-12-29T11:29:57","modified_gmt":"2016-12-29T19:29:57","slug":"link-read-open-letter-someone-lost-loved-one-depression","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.childabusesurvivor.net\/reviews\/2016\/12\/30\/link-read-open-letter-someone-lost-loved-one-depression\/","title":{"rendered":"Link &#8211; READ: An Open Letter From Someone Who Lost A Loved One To Depression"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:2311,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.wheninmanila.com\\\/read-an-open-letter-from-someone-who-lost-a-loved-one-to-depression&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20250524105251\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.wheninmanila.com\\\/read-an-open-letter-from-someone-who-lost-a-loved-one-to-depression\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-02 09:20:13&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-11 22:59:38&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-17 07:49:32&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-21 11:43:57&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-25 03:49:49&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-18 21:01:39&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-02 18:49:47&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:503}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-02 18:49:47&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:503},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;A few days after my best friend passed away, I back read our conversations on FB. 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