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Talks Stories #005 RITA GALANDO - Living with mentally ill partner
"It happened so fast — one day, we were a regular family. The next, I was fighting to keep us from falling apart."
In this deeply personal episode, Rita Galando shares the harrowing journey of watching her husband spiral into untreated mental illness — a descent marked by paranoia, confusion, and ultimately, devastation. Blindsided and alone, Rita had to protect her children while navigating the emotional wreckage of a family in crisis.
She opens up about the darkest moments: the silence surrounding suicide, the helplessness of not being able to “fix” the person you love, and the strength it…
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