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To: lunarbicep
She walked the streets with $56,000 sewn into her petticoat

Considering this is about $900k in today's money, this can't be considered fully normal.

6 posted on 08/07/2006 4:02:47 AM PDT by Restorer
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To: Restorer
She walked the streets with $56,000 sewn into her petticoat

Considering this is about $900k in today's money, this can't be considered fully normal.

Fits in pretty well as a description of what we know today as Bipolar Disorder (Manic-Depression).

I'm thinking of other famous women in modern times - Patty Duke, Carrie Fisher, Margo Kidder.

That condition would be hard to treat in a world without antimanic or antidepressant medication.

She was probably in an extreme when admitted, then cycled back to normal afterwards.

22 posted on 08/07/2006 6:08:16 AM PDT by Screaming_Gerbil (Let's Roll...)
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To: Restorer

Ah, yes. But if she hated her living quarters and was distrustful of those around her, I doubt she would have left the money in a dresser drawer while she went for a walk.


23 posted on 08/07/2006 6:08:27 AM PDT by Pan_Yans Wife ("Death is better, a milder fate than tyranny. "--Aeschylus)
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