Struggling to shake off the black dog: former councillor's battle with depression

By Peter Hetherington
Updated August 15 2014 - 8:21am, first published 4:00am
NOT LIVING IN FEAR: Peter Hetherington says depression is a vicious beast. 
Photo: ROBERT CRAWFORD
NOT LIVING IN FEAR: Peter Hetherington says depression is a vicious beast. Photo: ROBERT CRAWFORD

IN a week where millions of people mourned the tragic death of comic genius Robin Williams, who had battled depression for many years, former Orange councillor Peter Hetherington decided to speak about his own battle with the illness.

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