Quote From: baseballI have 4 bipolar children. 3 surviving. All my children are different. This is such a complex illness. It has been a rollercoaster for the whole family. My daughter committed suicide in 2004. She had stopped taking her meds. She was 23 and left 3 children behind. I have a 23 yr old who is in and out of jail for not reporting or not doing what is required of him. I fear he will end up dead or in prison. He will get medication there to help him. he can't afford it when he is out of jail. I have a 18 yr old who controls his and it is still scary. I see him depressed most of the time. He excels in sports, school, and is heading off to college next year. he is the perfectionist. Classic Bipolar symtoms. That is how my daughter was too. I also have a 15 yr old son who is now in a residential treatment center. Has been since Dec. They are still trying to get him stableized. I really hope this show helps us. I am always on guard. Cindy tried to kill herself 6 times before she succeeded. Jeremy has been in the hospital 27 times since he was 16. Ronny has only went once that was right after his sister died. Kenny this is his second time in residential. The first time they never diagnosed him as bipolar. The anti-depressant drugs didn't work. he was gone for 2 1/2 yrs. This last time he dumped gas on himself and tried to set himself on fire. I hope this show helps me to be able to help my children. I love them so much and this illness is sometimes too much to handle. One confused and grieving mom, Linda
I can't believe all that you have gone through and you are still somewhat sane. I don't know if I could after having 4 children with bipolar. I have two sons that are bipolar, one of whom is in jail (I have written about him already) and have a very hard time coping. I like to just be alone in my home most of the time. I am not bi-polar but my sister-in-law was and we had to deal with her problems our entire married life until she died in her sleep last year at the age of 54. Then we have experiencing our own problems witwh our two sons who have bipolar 1 and it is just about all I can take. I am in my mid fifties and don't see an end to it in this life. I sure hope my youngest son can learn from his mistakes except the bad thing is tha when they are at their worst, they can't remember the episode at all! Hope you continue to cope like you do and teach others to how to
G-D BLESS.
