We loved creating our businesses together. She was actively seeking help for depression and anxiety over the last 5 years, seeing a doctor on a regular basis and taking medication for both depression and anxiety. Anything else that is out there right now is false. We loved each other very much and simply needed a break. We were best friends trying to work through our problems in the best way we knew how. We were not legally separated, and never even discussed divorce. We ate many meals together as a family and continued to vacation together as a family. Bea was living with both of us and we saw each other or spoke every day. There were personal demons she was battling.įor the past 10 months we had been living separately, but within a few blocks of each other. There was no indication and no warning that she would do this. We were in touch with her the night before and she sounded happy. She was actively seeking help and working closely with her doctors to treat her disease, one that takes far too many lives. Kate suffered from depression and anxiety for many years. We are deeply heartbroken and miss her already. My daughter and I are devastated by her loss, and can’t even begin to fathom life without her. She was the kindest person I’ve ever known and my best friend for 35 years. Kate was the most beautiful woman in the world. Andy Spade, the husband of the designer Kate Spade who died on Tuesday in New York City, addressed his wife’s depression and treatment, the status of their marriage, and their lives as long-time collaborators.

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