Personal Narrative: Overcoming Depression In Canada

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Three years ago, I met someone from my country on Facebook and we were having a nice conversation. Meanwhile, I was asking about her family and what she does in life. She told me she got a divorce and her daughter is about to finish high school and she doesn’t know what do to. I offer her my help she was very surprised. I help her to register her daughter to one of the universities in Canada Montreal. Financially she could afford the school fees but she had a lack of information. I am so proud of her daughter, she is doing so well in school and she will graduate this year. It is nice to want to help a neighbor, friend, family member or anyone else who needs it
Another most important thing I did was to help her overcome her depression problems

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