My Life with MS, Bipolar and Brain Injury

Charlie Bacchus was diagnosed with MS at 18 and bipolar disorder at 19. This moving, funny, sometimes explicit, and profound book charts his life from childhood recollections to his illness and ensuing years in which he was determined to use his youth to the fullest extent.

Charlie was first diagnosed with encephalitis, then multiple sclerosis and bipolar. He was an excellent footballer and believed in his career as a professional - when he realised he couldn't kick a ball anymore. Art and living life to the full became his passion. Mab came to London to set up the French Music Office at the French Embassy. When she met Charlie, she was training to go back to psychology, her first vocation. Her private consultation as a French counselling psychologist is now thriving.

Foreword - Michael Kopelman Preface - Marie A. Beau 1. The Rise and Fall of a Football Star 2. My Free-spirited Family 3. Glories of Mental and Love Ventures 4. MS Awareness 5. Dealing with MS at 38 6. Matters of Acceptance Addendum - 40's Birthday Messages