<em>by Ryan Lefebvre</em>

"I am alone, trembling on the floor in my closet. It is dark. There is no sound. I picture the cars driving away. They are leaving. I begin to sob, breaking the silence. They are leaving. I am alone."<!--more-->

When the celebrated Kansas City Royals announcer, Ryan Lefebvre, joined Ron Barr on-air, the last thing we expected to hear about was the self-doubt and <a id="_GPLITA_0" title="Click to Continue &gt; by Vid-Saver" href="http://www.sportsbyline1.com/book-reviews/86-the-shame-of-me-one-mans-journey-to-depression-and-back.html#">depression</a> that nearly consumed him.

Ron talks with Kansas City Royals' broadcaster Ryan Lefebvre seems to have it all - a dream <a id="_GPLITA_1" title="Click to Continue &gt; by Vid-Saver" href="http://www.sportsbyline1.com/book-reviews/86-the-shame-of-me-one-mans-journey-to-depression-and-back.html#">sports job</a> of announcing Major League Baseball, a huge house on a lake, plenty of expensive toys, good looks, and the admiration of friends and fans. But depression is seldom deterred by such superficial trappings. And depression's grip on Ryan was so strong and so unyielding that he nearly ended his life.

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