Go Monica!
My interest in football waxes and wanes according to the fate of my home team, the Eagles. (Go E-A-G-L-E-S!) Unfortunately, this often means I swing between hope and despair, the worst scenario possible for a person with bipolar disorder.
But there's someone who struggles with this a lot more than I do: Nathan Vasher's mom, Monica. (Nate plays for the Chicago Bears.) Thanks so much to Joe S. for sending me the link to this ESPN.com cover story about Monica's battle with bipolar disorder, and her family's dedication to her. Despite her problems, she must be one hell of a lady to have so much love in her life.
The piece by Gene Wojciechowski is so lovely and respectful, I think we should all send Wojciechowski emails of thanks for treating this story with such empathy, and for telling the story at all. His email address is at the bottom of the article.
