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Resilience - Two Sisters and a Story of Mental Illness (Paperback)
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Resilience - Two Sisters and a Story of Mental Illness (Paperback)
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List price R584
Loot Price R510
Discovery Miles 5 100
You Save R74 (13%)
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The Close sisters are descended from very prominent and wealthy
ancestors. When the Close sisters were very young, their parents
joined a cult called the MRA, or Moral Rearmament. The family was
suddenly uprooted to a cult school in Switzerland and, ultimately,
to the Belgian Congo where their father became a surgeon in the war
ravaged republic, and ultimately the personal physician to
President Mobutu. Shortly after the girls returned to the US for
boarding school, Jessie first started to exhibit symptoms of severe
bipolar disorder (she would later learn that this ran in the
family, a well-kept secret). Jessie embarked on a series of
destructive marriages as the condition worsened. Glenn was always
by her side throughout. Jessie's mental illness was passed on to
her son, Calen. It wasn't until Calen entered McLean's psychiatric
hospital that Jessie herself was diagnosed. Fifteen years and
twelve years of sobriety later, Jessie is a stable and productive
member of society. Glenn continues to be the major support in
Jessie's life. In RESILIENCE, the sisters share their story of
triumphing over Jessie's illness. The book is written in Jessie's
voice with running commentary and an epilogue written by Glenn.
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