chuckles in 2015, the canadian supreme court ruled that banning assisted dying deprived canadians ofmaid solely for mental health keeps getting delayed. for some, though, these deferrals have been crucial in finding the right treatment. my struggle with mental illness started when i was 23. like, my father died of cancer, and it took, like — it was three weeks and he was dead, so that was a shock. the first time i really experienced that kind of pain. after that, i kind of went downhill, let's say, for the next couple of years. i was at the university doing my phd but it wasn't going well, i couldn't focus. so, between 25 and a5, approximately, i had several bouts of depression. like, it was recurring. so, every time they'd give me antidepressants and then, i'd go crashing again and, with higher and higher doses, it was getting more difficult to get better. i had, you know, several moments where i was suicidal. georgia eventually received the correct diagnosis for bipolar disorder, rather than depression, in 2021. the change of medication changed her life and her outlook on mental he