Raising Sadie: my bipolar child

Her daughter was diagnosed at the age of five. In this video, Dorothy describes what it's like raising a child with bipolar disorder.
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Watch Sadie’s story, a video in which she explains what it’s like to grow up with bipolar disorder.

Read Dorothy’s story, Dancing in the Rain: the story of a bipolar child, and the 8 things Dorothy wishes she’d known about raising a child with mental illness.


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