Dealing with the mental illness of a loved one is incredibly hard. My wife has to deal with my clinical depression and anxiety and it really gets to her at times. As she has said to me; "Sometimes I want to go into the garden, put my head under the Hydrangea bush and scream in frustration!", so I have some idea of what it can do to people. Recently a good friend of ours succummed to Altzheimers to the extent he now has to be in a secure unit as he can no longer recognise dangers to himself.
Mental illness is almost taboo in our society and I agree, so many people think that it's 'catching'
Thank you for being so open and frank with us kato; I hope that your loved one gets appropriate treatment.
I would offer to help with the board but at the moment I can't guarantee any consistency of effort. I do appreciate all the hard work you have done.