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finally found a counselor who treated her like a person for the first time

a budding detective

Now Salama volunteers at a hospital in Homs

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UPS and DOWNS Classic Adaptation The balance of Bravelands isA young girl weathers the highs and lows of daily life with her mother, who has Bipolar Disorder. Her mothers moods affect her and her brother deeply, and sometimes it can be hard. But she never doubts her mothers love for a second. Inspired by the author's own experience growing up with a parent with Bipolar Disorder. The author addresses this in her Author's Note and talks about the number of people affected by this mental illness in North America,