I am not sure about this guy, bipolar disorder isn't well understood, IMHO, and it comes in different forms, some are worse than others. Hers can, and I think will be beaten, we've been married eight years, and as funny as it sounds, her illness has made me a better person, even if it makes me give God the ass chewing of a life time in my prayers (apologies to the more god-fearing amongst us, but I have a sense of duality with regards to faith. I ask that you simply respect my POV, and I'll respect yours). I've found reserves of strength and fortitude I didn't think I had. Have there been days I've said to myself, "ah screw it, why the hell am I doing this?" Yes. We, the families of those with bipolar suffer too. We see the people we love have their lives turned upside down by a disease that isn't well understood, and where the medication isn't always sufficient.
A word about the state. We live in DC. Yes, I know, but I took us where the jobs were, and they weren't in NYC. Sadly, DC social services got their hooks into her, they've promised a lot, and delivered just enough so that she's not a problem. That's the aim, keep the mentally ill drugged up and out of site. Considering things like the Pentagon shooting, they don't do a very good job of that, do they?
Makes you wonder if people saw this system in action, would they really support government run health care? What really scares me? I have yet to find mental health provisions in the bill. And to be honest, I am hoping that the idiots aren't seeking to return to a system of "Hey, you're nuts, to the state asylum with you!" But I have no confidence with Obambi, to him he'd rather we all sample the "joys" of the state.