Shatterdays

Shatterdays: Bipolar Lives is about love, relationships, and human endurance. The book portrays one woman's lifetime struggle with bipolar disorder, a debilitating and progressive mental illness, and the lengths to which her mother, Patricia, and sister, Melanie, would go to surmount overwhelming obstacles and help Susan achieve independence and improve her quality of life. The story hinges on the dynamics of mental illness, timely intervention and advocacy.This is the eye-opening...
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Shatterdays: Bipolar Lives is about love, relationships, and human endurance. The book portrays one woman's lifetime struggle with bipolar disorder, a debilitating and progressive mental illness, and the lengths to which her mother, Patricia, and sister, Melanie, would go to surmount overwhelming obstacles and help Susan achieve independence and improve her quality of life. The story hinges on the dynamics of mental illness, timely intervention and advocacy.This is the eye-opening account of a woman-a daughter, a sister, a wife-and her struggle with her mind. It describes the arduous journey through the mental health conundrum that two women traveled to provide answers to complex questions surrounding her illness. Their experiences over a forty-two-year period will provide hope to countless numbers of families suffering from emotional and mood disorders.