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R.I.P. Rhonda Smith

A woman was found dead of a gunshot wound (possibly homicide) in Bucks County, Pa., and is being lauded by her family for her years-long struggle with bipolar disorder. From the Morning Call:

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Rhonda Smith was very open about her illness and planned to write a book about her struggles with it, her father said.

''She was a fighter and never gave up,'' he said, adding that his daughter was taking prescription medications. ''She kept thinking that she was going to beat it.''

I wish she had time to write that book.

Read more about Rhonda here.

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Liz Spikol is senior contributing editor of Philadelphia Weekly. She writes the award-winning column The Trouble With Spikol, which began as a chronicle of her struggle with mental illness, and has since expanded into humorous musings on everything from graphic novels to how to use a mop. She also writes the paper's book review column, Lit Gloss. This blog -- named one of the Top 10 Bipolar Blogs of 2007 by PsychCentral -- is about mental illness policy, news, personal journeys and more.