This is such a beautiful, heartbreaking piece on both the emotional difficulty of watching a loved one suffer and the logistical difficulty (at least in the US) of getting needed help for mental illness when the patient lacks insight into their condition. Behind-paywall link in replies. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/06/opinion/mentally-ill-new-york.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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