I Define Success As When I Say

A Diagnosis Is Burden Enough Without Being Burdened By Secrecy And Shame.

When I Was Diagnosed With Bipolar Disorder The Year I Turned 50, It Was Certainly A Shock. But As A Journalist, Knowing A Little Bit About A Lot Of Things, I Didn't Suffer The Misconception That Depression Was All In My Head Or A Mark Of Poor Character. I Knew It Was A Disease, And, Like All Diseases, Was Treatable.

I Am Not One Of The Great Journalists Of My Time.

The Courage To Try Something New Makes Me Proud.

I Can Cook; But Not Well. I Figure I Have Six Years Until My Children Discover What Their Friends' Mothers Make For Dinner.