{"product_id":"the-tattered-tapestry-a-familys-search-for-peace-with-bipolar-disorder-paperback","title":"The Tattered Tapestry: A Family's Search for Peace with Bipolar Disorder - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTom Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKevin Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (With), \u003cb\u003eKarla Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (With)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I am no longer a poet. I have lost all my words.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Vibrant, intelligent, and active, nineteen-year-old college student Karla Smith embraces the future with unbridled enthusiasm. But when she suddenly loses interest in everything she always loved, her family is understandably alarmed. Where is the bubbly, optimistic Karla they all know and love? Weeks go by and Karla hides under her bedcovers, refuses to engage in any of her passions, and returns only a wall of silence to her family's pleading questions. Eventually diagnosed as bipolar, Karla experiences the illness's major symptoms of recurring depression and periodic mania. Her parents, Fran and Tom, and her twin brother, Kevin, endure her tragic lows and euphoric highs for seven long years before Karla loses the battle with her illness, committing suicide at the tender age of twenty-six. The Smith family weaves threads of pain, confusion, grief, and hope into a moving portrait of the challenge and tragedy of bipolar disorder. But it's Karla's own story-her brave fight against the debilitating disorder and her enduring struggle for balance, acceptance, and peace-that lies at the heart of this book, offering hope and strength for everyone who suffers from bipolar disorder and their loved ones.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 8.49 x 5.53 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 17, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51800115904800,"sku":"9781583483855","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/81a4e4d4f905365a4a20b9003ebbc4a2.webp?v=1780833255","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-tattered-tapestry-a-familys-search-for-peace-with-bipolar-disorder-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}