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- Paperback: 172 pages
- Publisher: BPChildren (August 1, 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0981739644
- ISBN-13: 978-0981739649
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6 x 0.4 x 9 inches
- Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
- Average Customer Review:4.5 out of 5 stars style="margin-left:-3px">See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
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About the Author
Tracy (Dunham) Anglada was born and raised in Illinois. She graduated with honors from Hillsboro High School. Her awards and recognition include: the Presidential Academic Fitness Award, the National Science Olympiad Award, and induction into the National Honor Society. After high school, she volunteered full time in a community service Bible educational work for three years. Later Tracy would study writing for a short time with the Institute of Children’s Literature. Her studies were halted after the birth of her son. It would be this child’s medical condition that prompted her to return to the field of literature. Tracy currently resides in Florida with her husband and four children. Her previous literary works include Brandon and the Bipolar Bear: A Story for Children with Bipolar Disorder, Turbo Max: A Story for Siblings of Children with Bipolar Disorder, The Student with Bipolar Disorder: An Educators Guide, Questions Kids Have About Pediatric Bipolar Disorder, and Pediatric Bipolar Disorder (DVD presentation). Tracy is a mental health advocate and President of BPChildren. She is a current member of the Child & Adolescent Bipolar Foundation, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, and the STARFISH Advocacy Association. Tracy can be contacted via her website, www.bpchildren.com.
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“This is book is a gift to anyone seeking to understand Bipolar Disorder from the perspective of the sufferer. ”
“It was wonderful to read this book both alone and with our child. ”
“Thank you Ms. Anglada for providing me as a parent the opportunity to walk for a minute in my child's shoes!! ”
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5.0 out of 5 starsA Must-ReadFebruary 27, 2007
By John McManamy
Format:Paperback
Parents of bipolar kids are among my favorite people. Despite the terrible illness that brings us together, I always manage to part company on a feel-good note. Maybe it's their love and dedication and intelligence and optimism in the face of circumstances that would leave anyone else embittered and demoralized. Maybe it's their sixth sense for projecting the kind of empathy that can't be faked.One of these individuals is Tracy Anglada, whom I met last summer at a conference in Stockton, CA that featured Dr Papolos and Janice Papolos. I was there in a dual role as a reporter for this Newsletter and to work up a pre-publication buzz for my soon-to-be-released book. The organizers of the conference kindly allowed me a table to exhibit my wares. One of my fellow exhibitors was Tracy, and we found lots of time to talk.Tracy is a Florida mom who started up her own organization, BPChildren, dedicated to helping young people and adults understand more about pediatric bipolar. She is the author of "Intense Minds: Through the Eyes of Young People with Bipolar Disorder."One quick look at the opening paragraphs, and you will drop everything you're doing:"A broad smile spread across my son's face. His eyes shone brightly and he turned to me to share his good news. What was the cause of excitement for my 6-year-old son? We were at a meeting, and the speaker was describing the horrible plight of the Biblical man Job."'Job was so sick, he wanted to die,' said the speaker."What was my son's good news in response to that statement? Two simple words: "Like me!" He had finally found someone he could relate to, someone else who wanted to die. It was comforting for him to know he was not alone. It was no comfort to me. As a parent, those were the worst words I could have heard."This is a book where the kids (or adults recalling their tormented childhoods) get to tell their stories. It's designed for kids to read, but any clinician or educator or other interested party who does not buy a copy is guilty of malpractice. Listen:"I was told how retarded, demonized and horrible a child I was. So I never felt I was wonderful or good." (Dawn)"I was trying to survive in an environment that was not the same to me as it was to other people." (Tasha)"It feels like a ping pong ball going from one side to the other in my head - one bounce telling me to stay quiet, the other bounce telling me to scream." (Tim)"My dreams were scary. I was zipped in a bag of water in my closet drowning, while bad guys were trying to kill my daddy." (Steven)In case you still think we're forcing meds on kids:"I would have been better off being treated if I had been diagnosed properly. I was miserable as a child. Horribly miserable." (Lee)And, last but not least, the good we can take away from all this:"I use this illness to my advantage. Be strong and remember where you have been and what you have been through. If I beat those days, I can beat anything now that I know the illness, the symptoms and the feelings of it." (Linda)
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