Illnesses That Affected My Family

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I was raised in a upper middle class family with two great parents and a bipolar older sister. My sister not only suffered from bipolar disorder but she also had many other illnesses that affected her, this affected our family greatly. As I was growing up, my sister was suffering from many illnesses that require medical attention, because of this my parents were always taking my sister all across the country to visit various doctors and medical clinics, this resulted in me being by myself most of the time. At first because I was alone most of the time I did what any child would do which included staying up late, watching endless amounts of tv, and eating junk food. As time went on I got sick of doing these things so I began to go to bed early

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