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Close, Jessie.
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Close, Jessie.
Close, Glenn, 1947-
Mentally ill -- Family relationships -- Biography.
Sisters -- Biography.
Manic-depressive persons -- United States -- Biography.
Manic-depressive persons -- Patients -- Family relationships.
Manic-depressive illness -- Case studies.
Psychoses -- Patients -- Biography.
Cult members -- Biography.
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Close, Jessie.
Close, Jessie.
Close, Glenn, 1947-
Mentally ill -- Family relationships -- Biography.
Sisters -- Biography.
Manic-depressive persons -- United States -- Biography.
Manic-depressive persons -- Patients -- Family relationships.
Manic-depressive illness -- Case studies.
Psychoses -- Patients -- Biography.
Cult members -- Biography.
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Resilience
:
two
sisters
and a
story
of
mental
illness
/ Jessie Close with Pete Earley.
by
Close, Jessie.
Grand Central Publishing, c2015.
Call #:
616.895 C645r
Subjects
Close, Jessie.
Close, Glenn, 1947-
Mentally ill -- Family relationships -- Biography.
Sisters
-- Biography.
Manic-depressive persons -- United States -- Biography.
Manic-depressive persons -- Patients -- Family relationships.
Manic-depressive
illness
-- Case studies.
Psychoses -- Patients -- Biography.
Cult members -- Biography.
ISBN:
9781455548828 (hc.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
306 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Summary:
"The Close
sisters
are descended from very prominent and wealthy ancestors. When the Close
sisters
were very young, their parents joined a cult called the MRA, or Moral Rearmament. The family was suddenly uprooted to a cult school in Switzerland and, ultimately, to the Belgian Congo where their father became a surgeon in the war ravaged republic, and ultimately the personal physician to President Mobutu. Shortly after the girls returned to the US for boarding school, Jessie first started to exhibit symptoms of severe bipolar disorder (she would later learn that this ran in the family, a well-kept secret). Jessie embarked on a series of destructive marriages as the condition worsened. Glenn was always by her side, going so far as to adopt Jessie's daughter when Jessie was abandoned by the child's father. Jessie's
mental
illness
was passed on to her son, Calen. It wasn't until Calen entered McLean's psychiatric hospital that Jessie herself was diagnosed. Fifteen years and twelve years of sobriety later, Jessie is a stable and productive member of society. Glenn continues to be the major support in Jessie's life. In this book, the
sisters
share their
story
of triumphing over Jessie's
illness
. The book is written in Jessie's voice with running commentary and an epilogue written by Glenn. Jessie Close is a speaker, author, poet and advocate for
mental
health reform. She lives with bipolar disorder in the foothills of the Tobacco Root Mountains outside Bozeman, Montana. Glenn Close is an American film, television and stage actress."--Publisher.
Genre:
Memoirs.
Other authors:
Earley, Pete.
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