Lucy Faranda
York Catholic District School Board, Canada
Biography
Lucy Faranda is 37 years old. In 2012, she was diagnosed with severe OCD and then CPTSD in 2013, Depression and eventually Suicidal Ideation in 2014. She is an educator and when she was diagnosed her world changed and fell apart. Being in and out of psychiatric hospitals, treatment centers and various OCD support groups that she was in for the biggest fight of her life. Fast forward seven years, and she is back to work, her mental illness is manageable so that she can date, see friends, do things in public, and mostly enjoy her life. She had fought hard to get where she was, but not without help from a very supportive psychiatric team at Sunnybrook Hospital. Her story isn't over yet!