A Not Quite Normal ME: Dating Bipolar (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781721932603)

Being diagnosed in 1994 with maniac depression (Bipolar Disorder w/Rapid Cycling) prior to this diagnoses in 1993 Ayana was diagnosed with Juvenile Diabetes Type 1. Ayana has succeeded and surpassed all the possibilities that could have gone wrong. But instead thrived. Even with motherhood which most said couldn't be done for someone with 2 illnesses. As a mother it propelled her to look pass the stigma of what can't be done which came with its one set of hurdles and pains. Yet she thrived. The pain and stigma created in her the resilience needed to start a movement of her own story and inspiring others to look pass life's basic challenges not just those who battle mental health. Her fighting spirit is universal and transparent to those who see her not a diagnosis. Because of Ayana's advocating spirit she was driven to start Colorful Minds to show what mental illness is not.