Andy

Meet Andy!  He has been a chat operator with Bipolar World for over a year now, where he has been instrumental in supporting many who have come to him for help.  Andy goes out of his way, outside of chat hours, to maintain that support if he can.  We at BPW know ... and appreciate his dedication to others with bipolar disorder.


 


 



 
Scruff

Meet Scruff - we've really been keeping him busy since he came to Bipolar World several months ago.  His warm and good natured support was so visible in the forums that we quickly snagged him, and asked him to be an operator in the chat room.  He is doing an excellent job and we are thrilled to have him.

Here is a bit of info that he sent when I asked ....

I'm 40 years old, single and live alone with my dog.  I studied Architecture at university and after that worked for myself designing homes, renovations and landscaping.  I would like to spend way more time in my small garden and fixing up my old house once things are more stable.

I grew in a family of health care professionals with a mother who was very mentally ill.

I was treated (sometimes successfully) for depression, anxiety etc for quite a long time.  Over the last 3 years my Pdoc had toyed with the idea of Bipolar while over the same time I became more and more med-sensitive.  As recently as January I was diagnosed Bipolar 1 at the mood disorders clinic here in Toronto, Canada.

A friend who has M.S. and possibly Bipolar suggested I visit BPW last summer and It's been so helpful in so many ways.
My Pdoc really supports BPW. He encourages me to ask questions there and relay to him the stories of others with this illness.

Thanks Scruff!
 

 

 


Honorary (Paul)
 

Most of you don't know Paul.  You won't find him in the chat room, on the bulletin board or the email list .... but trust me, he belongs on this list of volunteers!! 

Many of you remember Kodiak (Ben) who devoted many, many hours to Bipolar World ostensibly in the capacity of Bulletin Board Monitor, but his influence reached throughout the community here at Bipolar World.  Sadly we lost Kodiak to cancer on August 25, 2000, (his 50th birthday) a sad day for me personally (Collie) and for all who knew him.  He was a wonderful man.

And the wonderfulness appears to be a family trait.  Paul, Kodiak's brother,  has donated his time and expertise in html (cgi in particular) to set up our new bulletin board and several other areas on the site.  In addition he has always been available and responded immediately when we have had problems.

Than you Paul!!!  Could not have done it without you!

 

 

 

 

Liz

 
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