A Canadian woman with depression (yes, diagnosed and all) lost her sick-leave insurance benefits after her service found pictures of her "having fun."
The morose woman had been recommended by her doctor to take a nice and sunny vacation to try and boost her mood, and that she did. She took some photos of herself, and guess what? She was smiling in them. Ye gods! This woman actually appeared to be having a good time! Well she's obviously not depressed anymore, right?
"God forbid this man should have any happiness in his life..."
Wrong.
Her insurance company thought that those photos of her experiencing a common human emotion proved that she was no longer depressed, and therefore, there was no need for her to continue receiving benefits any longer.
This angered more than a few people, and her lawyer (and doctor) agree that the company had no right to take away her benefits, as they obviously had no idea what they were dealing with or doing.
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