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I experienced the same thing with my mother. My family is still in denial about how her illness affected the childhoods of my brother and me, and how it traumatized everyone. She has been stable (on medication) for two years now, for the first time in a long time, and she is enjoying a relatively nice life. Of course, now the pressure is on my brother and me to provide for her, as she cannot hold down a salaried job. All I can say is, this is life. Be thankful for the good times.
--Nkyinkyim
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