I lost my best friend to suicide over forty years ago. Treatment for Bipolar, or Manic Depressive Illness, has improved tremendously, but our country still needs far better mental health resources. Christmas, 1982. #friend #friends #friendship #lifelongfriends #lifelongfriendship #christmas #holidays #wintersolstice #christmastree #holidaytree #1980s #suicide #suicideprevention #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #988SuicideandCrisisLifeline #988 #suicideprevention