Bipolar Boy From Bothell
Gene Ellis Olson
Gene Olson was born in a small town in Pacific Northwest. He was raised in a large family with two brothers and two sisters plus many stepsiblings as his parents ran a home for boys. They were quiet and happy years. He dropped out of college to allow his two sisters to complete education and was drafted into military service in the middle of the Vietnam war.
The unforgettable and horrifying experience of war, and many of his friends dying, left a huge impression on him. After returning home he was unsettled and restless having difficulties sticking to a daily routine. Diagnosed as bipolar and trying different medication to heal his tormented brain, he suddenly he met his angel and his life made sense to him again.
It’s a story of torment and survival, a struggle to find sense in his illness and obtain happiness.
Duration - 7h 19m.
Author - Gene Ellis Olson.
Narrator - Andrew Sykes.
Published Date - Friday, 31 January 2025.
Location:
United States
Networks:
Gene Ellis Olson
Andrew Sykes
Austin Macauley Publishers
English Audiobooks
Findaway Audiobooks
Description:
Gene Olson was born in a small town in Pacific Northwest. He was raised in a large family with two brothers and two sisters plus many stepsiblings as his parents ran a home for boys. They were quiet and happy years. He dropped out of college to allow his two sisters to complete education and was drafted into military service in the middle of the Vietnam war. The unforgettable and horrifying experience of war, and many of his friends dying, left a huge impression on him. After returning home he was unsettled and restless having difficulties sticking to a daily routine. Diagnosed as bipolar and trying different medication to heal his tormented brain, he suddenly he met his angel and his life made sense to him again. It’s a story of torment and survival, a struggle to find sense in his illness and obtain happiness. Duration - 7h 19m. Author - Gene Ellis Olson. Narrator - Andrew Sykes. Published Date - Friday, 31 January 2025.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:14
About the Author
Duration:00:00:42
Dedication
Duration:00:00:11
Acknowledgment
Duration:00:00:32
Biography and Autobiography/General
Duration:00:01:32
Prologue
Duration:00:01:57
Chapter One: A Time to Be Born
Duration:00:02:47
Chapter Two: First Recollections
Duration:00:08:12
Chapter Three: Mini-Farm Adventures
Duration:00:17:09
Chapter Four: Starting School - Learning to Learn
Duration:00:27:09
Chapter Five: Bothell Senior High School - Fun and Friends
Duration:00:25:06
Chapter Six: Church and God
Duration:00:09:36
Chapter Seven: A Change in Course
Duration:00:17:34
Chapter Eight: The President Sends a Letter
Duration:00:04:36
Chapter Nine: Navy Boot Camp
Duration:00:17:17
Chapter Ten: Ship is Found
Duration:00:29:38
Chapter Eleven: Okinawa and Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI)
Duration:00:21:04
Chapter Twelve: Leave/Liberty
Duration:00:07:15
Chapter Thirteen: Final Cruise
Duration:00:06:43
Chapter Fourteen: College Bound Again
Duration:00:18:04
Suicide in Seattle
Duration:00:01:51
The Blue Room
Duration:00:00:43
The Angels Never Came
Duration:00:00:53
The Cross from the Boys Home
Duration:00:00:32
Chapter Fifteen: Seeds of Manic Depression Germinate
Duration:00:16:22
Chapter Sixteen: Return to the Pancake House
Duration:00:02:34
Chapter Seventeen: Vietnam and Rich
Duration:00:04:05
Chapter Eighteen: Fairfax Psychiatric Hospital
Duration:00:10:48
Chapter Nineteen: Seattle Veterans Administration Medical Center
Duration:00:11:19
Chapter Twenty: Coping with Thorazine
Duration:00:10:00
Chapter Twenty One: American Lake
Duration:00:26:14
Chapter Twenty Two: Searching for Self-Sufficiency
Duration:00:15:34
Chapter Twenty Three: My Angel from Poland
Duration:00:15:57
Chapter Twenty Four: Second Honeymoon – Polish Style
Duration:00:24:15
Chapter Twenty Five: Together Again, Finally
Duration:00:29:00
Chapter Twenty Six: Becoming a Hoosier
Duration:00:16:55
Chapter Twenty Seven: It’s Vancouver, Washington, not Vancouver, British Columbia
Duration:00:32:19
Epilogue
Duration:00:02:49
Closing Credits
Duration:00:00:17