The wife of late AFL great Danny Frawley has shed light on the troubling lead-up to his tragic and untimely death in a car crash last year.
the explosive diagnosis in an exclusive on Monday night as Frawley’s widow Anita revealed that Frawley had been living with depression for many years, saying she chose to shine a light on the finding to “prevent other families from going through what we did”.“His mental health battles, and his strong advocacy for mental health issues, were well known,” Anita said.
“While the circumstances of the event are unconfirmed and will remain uncertain until the investigations are complete, it was true that Danny’s mental health had deteriorated in recent weeks. “The road leading up to last Monday’s events began eight months ago when Danny made the decision to take himself off his prescribed medication. At this point Danny felt invincible, like the true competitor and proud man that he was; he felt that he had beaten the disease.
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