Who am I? I am an average thirty something year old woman from the Midwest, who works in the IT field as a project manager. I am married to a brilliant, kind, funny, adorable and loving engineer who is in his early forties. The chaos in our story is mental illness. My husband was diagnosed with bipolar mania in October of 2013. At the time the illness was confirmed we had been together for nearly eleven years and had been married for one week. Nothing can prepare you when you see someone you love experiencing a manic episode. As a result, you are reminded how precious life and love truly are, every moment of each day.