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    In Sickness and in Health: Turning Tragedy into Holiness
    In Sickness and in Health: Turning Tragedy into Holiness
    In Sickness and in Health: Turning Tragedy into Holiness
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    In Sickness and in Health: Turning Tragedy into Holiness

    By Mary Flynn

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    In Sickness and In Health: turning tragedy into holiness is a story of a woman who fell in love with a man, who had been recently diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Filled with hopes and dreams for the future, she did not know that their lives would be shattered by psychosis, suicidal ideation and the abduction of their six year old son, leading her on a wild chase to the bottom of the Brooklyn Bridge.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBalboa Press
    Release dateDec 5, 2017
    ISBN9781504385428
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