Dr Papolos had the MD, but his wife Janice was the one who possessed perfect pitch in connecting to readers. To fully appreciate her contribution, one only has to sample the 100 reader reviews on Amazon, from which the following is representative:

"The first time I read this book after my 8-year-old son was finally diagnosed properly four years ago, I cried with relief that FINALLY what our family had been living with was right there in black and white … It brings peace to your chaos ... it helps give you control over this crazy situation. As we say in the Bipolar Parents support group, ‘RUN, don't walk - buy this book NOW!’"

To be continued …