My Four Fathers and Eleanor

When I was a little girl blowing out birthday candles or wishing on shooting stars; I always wished for things like anyone else, my father just wished he could be normal. . . for me.My father, Thomas Walling, suffered from Multiple Personality Disorder. Remembering back, his extra personalities Chuck, Henry, Louis and Eleanor , were a big part of my life. For most of my childhood I thought they were simply my father playing make believe with me. Eleanor and I had tea parties, Henry...
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When I was a little girl blowing out birthday candles or wishing on shooting stars; I always wished for things like anyone else, my father just wished he could be normal. . . for me.My father, Thomas Walling, suffered from Multiple Personality Disorder. Remembering back, his extra personalities Chuck, Henry, Louis and Eleanor , were a big part of my life. For most of my childhood I thought they were simply my father playing make believe with me. Eleanor and I had tea parties, Henry cleaned my room, Louis took me shopping and Chuck was the monster in my closet. This is this story of my father's life, how I came into it, his discovery of love, and how all of this created a strangely normal family. My Four Fathers & Eleanor is a touching, at times, humorous tale of compassion, understanding and the enduring love between a mentally flawed father and his child that will stay with you forever.