One year after her graduation from Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Indiana; where she received her B.S. in Printing Management, Heather D. Brown found herself being led into the psychiatric ward clapping her hands and shouting, “Show me the Money!!!”

She spent the longest night of her life in the padded room and was soon diagnosed with

bipolar disorder, or manic-depression.

That night; August 16, 1997, would mark the beginning of her lifelong battle with extreme mood swings that ranged from psychotic manic episodes to soul-wrenching depression.  She was hospitalized almost a dozen times in the following 11 years because of severe manic episodes.

In 2001 she survived two suicide attempts, the

second of which put her on a respirator for 2

days, and coincidentally she regained consciousness on

September 11, 2001. She was so thankful to be

alive after 9/11, that she felt it was her duty to share

her story in hopes of possibly helping some

of the millions of people who battle this illness on a daily basis.

Approximately 32.000 people a year commit suicide-

and if through her book

she can convince just a few to stay on their medication and keep fighting, then the book will be a success.

People with manic-depression are some of the world’s most creative and gifted people.   Many are writers, painters, or musicians

with Unlimited Potential...

She hopes to offer them encouragement to never again think of giving up, and instead they should try to find a lucrative opportunity for their creativity.

If you, or someone you love, or a friend or co-worker are suffering from

Bipolar Disorder,

this book offers you a backstage pass inside the mind of a manic-depressive. The reader should be

prepared to laugh out loud one moment at the manic adventures she takes you on,

 and then grab a box of tissues, and brace yourself as she offers you a glimpse into the brutally honest

and often dark, and lonely world of depression, which she expresses in the form of a selection of her poetic works.

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You will laugh, cry, and be glad it didn't happen to you!

In the end, if you are not overcome with emotion in the

unbelievable power of the

Human Spirit

to pick itself up, dust itself off, clap its hands, and find its way back from nowhere,

and realize it has the potential to live out it's Destiny and live the life it has always imagined...

then you need to check your pulse or re-read this book!

Heather D. Brown currently lives in Terre Haute, Indiana with her amazing dog; Ruby.

She is already working on her second book.