I don't doubt your knowledge of Churchill in general, it was only this oone
point I questioned and I have not had time to look it up in any of the
source books. Many early books did not distinguish between the different
forms of depression, manic- depression, bi-polar disorder, etc. as some are
only very recent and earlier references to depression did not differenciate
by type as the types were not known or were not easy to differenciate. Many
people who suffered from depression rarely or never had a manic periiod.
Some only had depressed and non-depressed periods. Somee schizophrenics
showed periods of normality but no peroods of depression. Even today the
diagnoses are not easily made and are sometimes made all too quickly so my
guress would be that most books by or about Winston would only mention the
depression though in all honesty I would not have time to research it. Most
of what I have read or heard only mentioned the depression and the
occasionaly periods of sleeplessness which might have been manic or just
non-depression or even a variation on the depression. in any event we know
he had both, whatever names we put on them.
Amy
Amy,
Your recent questions have made me reflect on my experiences with this great
world leader. In my sophomore year of high school, my English teacher
assigned each of us to do a paper on a biography of someone famous. When
we went to the library many of my classmates chose books about actors or
athletes. I wanted to read a biography of someone really important. My
boyfriend was a distant cousin of Winston Churchill, so that's who I chose.
My teacher helped me get the first volume of The Last Lion by William
Manchester. This was a huge 883 page book that covers Churchill's life
until 1932. I called RFB&D, and I waited. It took me six weeks to read
that book on tape. I had other homework and responsibilities. I wrote the
paper and got an A. I learned a lot about this great man, and I think I do
remember some mention of depression in both him and his father. I don't
remember the delusions, but it has been fourteen years since I read that
book.
Well, I married that boyfriend, and now I can teach my children about their
famous relative. I have also learned much about the branch of the Churchill
family that came to America around the turn of the twentieth century. They
have a large farm in Wisconsin which may still be owned by a member of the
family.
If I had bookshare, my modern computer, and my bookport in high school, I
would have been able to read that and other books much faster. It would
have made studying easier. However, I made it through with what I had back
then, and I will do so now with the newer technology. I am also thankful to
that English teacher for turning me on to scholarly books. I have been able
to get so many of them from bookshare. It is great!
Kasondra Payne
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