Unglued: A Bipolar Love Story

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.Unglued was a finalist in the Minnesota Book Awards and was shortlisted for the Eric Hoffer Award.