Going public with dad’s depression

Peter McGinnity’s ‘episodes’ deeply affected his whole family, says Rachel Borrill.

TWENTY five years ago, as Loyola McGinnity exchanged her wedding vows with her husband Peter, she thought her life was perfect. Unfortunately, within weeks her dreams were shattered, Peter’s depression would overshadow everything.

“I hadn’t got a clue. Looking back I can see the warning signs, he was very quiet,’’ she says. “But I just thought life was going to be great, everything looked fantastic. There was no reason to think things would be so different. Our wedding day on June 20th was so beautiful.’’