Resilience: Two Sisters and a Story of Mental Illness

At a young age, Jessie Close struggled with symptoms that would transform into severe bipolar disorder in her early twenties, but she was not properly diagnosed until the age of fifty. Jessie and her three siblings, including actress Glenn Close, spent many years in the Moral Re-Armament cult. Jessie passed her childhood in New York, Switzerland, Connecticut, Zaire now the Democratic Republic of Congo, and finally Los Angeles, where her life quickly became unmanageable. She was just fifteen years old.Jessies emerging mental illness led her into a life of addictions, five failed marriages, and to the brink of suicide. She fought to raise her children despite her ever worsening mental conditions and under the strain of damaged romantic relationships. Her sister Glenn and certain members of their family tried to be supportive throughout the ups and downs, and Glenns vignettes in RESILIENCE provide an alternate perspective on Jessies life as it began to spiral out of control.