Lois: You guys - what is it with Karen lately? She's barely hanging out with us anymore and seems really down when she does.
Joanne: I was wondering about that and even asked her about it, but she just said everything's fine.
Lindsay: Yeah... look, this is a breach of confidence on my part, but I frankly don't understand why she doesn't want you to know about this... Karen's been diagnosed with major depression. She's on her meds now and I think she's making a slow recovery,but it's still pretty bad.
Joanne: Omg... that's terrible...
Lois: Yeah, but why wouldn't she want us to know? We've known each other forever...
Lindsay: Idk really. She said she didn't want you guys to judge her... I barely squeezed it out of her myself.
Lois: How would we even judge her? We're there for her.
Joanne: It kinda hurts, that she doesn't trust us, but that might be the depression talking. I don't think she had a problem with us before that, did she?
Lindsay: I couldn't imagine she would. And look, obviously don't ever tell her I told you, okay?
Lois: yeah sure... Just how can we support her right know?
Lindsay: Depression is a serious condition affecting your emotions and your thinking. She might seem distant, she might say she doesn't want any help from you. She might say some irrational things or even be a little mean. Just try to disregard that and stay by her side no matter what.
Lois: Of course.
Joanne: Totally. You think we could try and reach her?
Lindsay: Sure, but you might have to be a bit more insistent than usual.
Joanne: Sure thing. Lois, could we meet in an hour in Reggie's Cafe. Then we could try and call her.
Lois: Sure thing.
Karen suffers from depression which disturbed Lois and Joanne. Joanne and Lois will meet at Reggie's Cafe in an hour and they will try to reach out to Karen.