I feel bad if I say my mum is a hassle for me but I suppose her illness does stop me doing stuff sometimes. But I love her though; I mean I don't want to be somewhere else or anything, I just wish she was better sometimes. The thing is she gets depressed. I know that sounds stupid cos loads of people say, 'Oh I'm depressed', when they are just having a bad day, but this is different. Sometimes she stays in bed for days and won't talk to anyone, not even me. I hate it when that happens cos I can't help her if she won't talk to me. She does have medication, and that helps but she hates taking it and when she's going through a really bad time it doesn't stop her feeling bad. I hate her being on her own so I go home after school straight away to see if she's okay. I never know what to expect when I walk through the door, sometimes she's making me a cup of tea and sometimes she's in bed staring at the telly.