Newsman Jim Moret got hit hard and depressed by the recession . After pondering suicide , he wrote about why he chose to stay alive . Moret deals with the issue of forgiveness in the chapter on his troubled relationship with his biological father , `` Gidget '' star James Darren , who legally renounced his parental rights when Moret was 13 . Says he learned to `` treat every day as if it 's your last '' ' Comment: I'm not sure what you mean when you say " depression is a disease of desperation "?
Newsman Jim Moret got hit hard and depressed by the recession . After pondering suicide , he wrote about why he chose to stay alive . Says he learned to `` treat every day as if it 's your last '' ' Comment: I'm not sure what you mean when you say " depression is a disease of desperation "?