
Adopted at nine months, married off at seventeen, a mother by nineteen, and diagnosed with the severest form of bipolar disorder at twenty-three. LeeAnn Jefferies believed her dream of being a top model--of traveling the globe for fashion and its industries biggest names--was sealed behind the heavy doors of a fourth floor psychiatric ward. While her husband managed two small children and a full t...
Paperback: 236 pages
Publisher: Straight Street Books (September 20, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9781941103234
ISBN-13: 978-1941103234
ASIN: 1941103235
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.6 x 8.5 inches
Amazon Rank: 644842
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To say I loved this book seems strange. It is well-written, and truly gives you a glimpse into the life of someone with Bipolar I. It was hard to read only because I can't imagine what Mrs. Jefferies goes through on a daily basis. It was interesti...
home, LeeAnn underwent the brutality of electroconvulsive therapy, commonly known as shock treatments. And although many of her memories were stripped away, her dream remained.Then one day, a light shone into the darkest places of her life and LeeAnn knew one thing for certain--she would see her dreams fulfilled. Soon thereafter, she ventured into the world of fashion modeling, eventually landing a contract with the world-famous Ford Modeling Agency.But LeeAnn carried a secret. A stigma. Refusing to acknowledge her illness or to take medication, she walked a precarious tightrope that, in time, pitched. Eventually forced to resign, she challenged the stigma with ready fists and, in the process, found a new purpose: to open dialogue and to provide hope for the millions diagnosed with bipolar disorder. To prove, once and for all, that dreams are bigger than BD.