Very sad. Many times, this illness doesn’t surface until during or after adolescence, just when a family thinks their child is about ready for the world. Men are usually afflicted more often than women, but it’s still quite a large number of people and quite a large number of families going through this with them. My prayers to the family at this time of grief and reflection. She looked just like her mom.
My son was diagnosed last year a at 20. His grades in college plummeted as he has been trying to figure out medication.
He pulled it together enough to get his degree, but he doesn’t have a job. I’m still not sure if he should come home or not.
My mom has bipolar, but she was older when she was diagnosed. My dad took good care of her for years.