Lendle

BIPOLAR DISORDER - WHO KNEW? begins with the story
of a young architecture student living on a sailboat; while
working his way through college he crosses paths with an
attractive young graphic artist, and eventually falls in love.
Surrounded by many friends at the time, the author gives
account to their perspective as they watched from the
outside, this attractive young woman reel him in. The next
thing he knows, he is married, has a child, moved to the
suburbs, and has traded his boat in for a lawn mower.

The story is actually a sincere and heartfelt memoir.
Originally written for his three children, the author, Dana
Gilliland wanted to document how he had met their mother,
and the incredible story that followed, of which they were a
part of. He wanted them to see the good in her, and what a
great mother she was before the extreme case of Bipolar
Disorder took over.

With reconstructed dialogue, the book is an easy read.
Throughout the text, hints are dropped keeping the reader
captivated and curious as to what could possibly be
happening next. Some of these hints were warning signs
the author should have picked up on at the time. There
were many good times with friends and neighbors, and
family sailing trips in the Santa Barbara Channel, but later
this amazing and sometimes unbelievable story is further
complicated by the decisions that have to be made for the
well being of the children. In the end is the uncontrollable
and unbearable outcome.