Unglued: a bipolar love story - jeffrey zuckerman

My God, I had to figure this thing out.

I loved my wife, and she was sick.

But I needed help, too.

Jeffrey Zuckermans harrowing five-year ride began months before his wife Leah was diagnosed with late-onset bipolar disorder.

After thirty years of marriage, Jeff, a semiretired editor and a second-string catcher on a recreational softball team, nearly became unglued himself as the woman he loved endured an agonizing manic episode and severe depression.

Struggling to manage his own self-care, Jeff needed to learn how to overcome the stigma, loneliness, and guilt that accompanied his wifes battle with a mood disorder.

Unglued is a candid, funny, and refreshingly irreverent portrayal of the role a spouse takes in loving a partner with a mental illness.

Intimate and ultimately hopeful, Jeffs story chronicles the power of compassion, faith, and resilience in the survival of a marriage and a caregivers own well-being.

My God, I had to figure this thing out.

I loved my wife, and she was sick.

But I needed help, too.

Jeffrey Zuckermans harrowing five-year ride began months before his wife Leah was diagnosed with late-onset bipolar disorder.

After thirty years of marriage, Jeff, a semi-retired editor and a second-string catcher on a recreational softball team, nearly became unglued himself as the woman he loved endured an agonizing manic episode and severe depression.

Struggling to manage his own self-care, Jeff needed to learn how to overcome the stigma, loneliness, and guilt that accompanied his wifes battle with a mood disorder.

Unglued is a candid, funny, and refreshingly irreverent portrayal of the role a spouse takes in loving a partner with a mental illness.

Intimate and ultimately hopeful, Jeffs story chronicles the power of compassion, faith, and resilience in the survival of a marriage and a caregivers own well-being.

My God, I had to figure this thing out.

I loved my wife, and she was sick.

But I needed help, too.

Jeffrey Zuckermans harrowing five-year ride began months before his wife Leah was diagnosed with late-onset bipolar disorder.

After thirty years of marriage, Jeff, a semi-retired editor and a second-string catcher on a recreational softball team, nearly became unglued himself as the woman he loved endured an agonizing manic episode and severe depression.

Struggling to manage his own self-care, Jeff needed to learn how to overcome the stigma, loneliness, and guilt that accompanied his wifes battle with a mood disorder.