1、Eli Lilly and Company2007 Annual ReportNotice of 2008 Annual MeetingProxy StatementEli Lilly and Company Lilly Corporate CenterIndianapolis,Indiana 46285 USAOn the CoverCandy Edwards is a wife,mother,grandmother and self-taught artist with a passion for helping others.She also is a Cymbalta patient.
2、Just two years ago,Candy developed a staph infection that kept her hospitalized and bedridden for several months.The infection was so severe that it nearly killed her.Although Candy survived,she found herself in a world of intense pain,fear,anger and despair.The spirited woman her family,friends and
3、 community knew so well soon became someone they hardly recognized.Candy lost interest in everything she cared abouteven her family and her art.“I cried all the time and I had terrible mood swings,”said Candy.“I felt like I was in this deep holeit was like I was pinned down.Suicide seemed to be the
4、only way out.”Fortunately,Candys husband of 30 years,Freddie,recognized that something was seriously wrong with the woman he loved,and he pleaded with her to talk to her doctor.Although she was reluctant at fi rst to accept her diagnosis of depression and initially refused to take the medicine her d
5、octor gave her,Candy eventually decided to give it a try.Candys doctor had prescribed Cymbalta,and she recalls that within a week,she could tell a difference.“Cymbalta works for me,”she said.The turning point was the day she woke up and decided to put on her make-upsomething she hadnt done for nearl
6、y 6 months.“I fi nally started to feel like I was back.”Today,Candy is using her love of art to help raise awareness about highway safety in her home state of Georgia.She has created characters such as“Boostie,”who promotes the importance of booster seats for young children,and“Buckley,”a character