Graeme
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Good morning.
This is my first ever call to anything like this, and I hope it's snappy enough for a Snap Judgement.
I'm a retired GP and a Carlton supporter, but...
In a warped way, I have followed the Elijah Holden story and literally, I suppose, wearing my medical hat, barracked for him to recover, play good football and have a happy life.
Now, Gerard, I don't know at what age your kids are, but how would you enjoy seeing your son suffer a medical illness in front of probably millions of Australians?
They have their photo on the front page of the Herald Suns.
Then you discuss at length his challenges and his problems.
And then in a bizarre way down the bottom, you put the five numbers to contact for mental illness if you're having troubles reading his article.
Think of him.
Think of his family.
It's just how people can write those things.
And I know you're a journalist and probably one of the most influential ones.
Surely there should be some feedback about how we deal
with mental illness, how we deal with people like this and how we deal with their families.
It's bizarre.
I've dealt with mental illness.
It's not an easy problem to deal with.
I don't know.
I'm not defending the club.
I don't know the information.