Malingering’s World

I mean, life is shitty and dramatic enough, but now I’m getting sucked into these strangers’ problems too. I’m feeling really awful for poor Betty and family.

Of note, I later got several e-mails from “Martha” inviting me to come stay with her, even though I told her I wasn’t “Bob.”

names have been changed to protect the e-mail illiterate who sent this to me

Hi John and Bob,
I have been thinking of you both and of Betty so much. We are all grieving with bouts of sadness, anger, a million questions, and much more. I started to realize that saying Betty’s problem was she drank too much was just too easy an answer. It didn’t explain why her brother killed himself too. He didn’t drink.

The more I think about Betty the more I think that she was bipolar. I think her brother Jeff probably also suffered from it. It probably is genetic from the Smith side. I will ask her cousin Susan about that. When she first became depressed she got meds for depression. Notice this article says that meds can trigger it becoming a full blown case of bipolar. Alcohol added to the problem but I believe it masked the real problem. Anyway read this and see what you think. I know I used to wonder why Betty would talk so fast when she called. I wanted to say slow down! I see this is one of the symptoms.

Mary said that you are both thinking of coming up for the Memorial Service next month. I would love to have you come stay here with me. I think hearing all the good things that her friends will say about her will be comforting for all of us. Let me know.

Love,
Martha

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