Ocupation: Author
Life:
Children of the mentally ill learn early on how not to be a bother, especially if they grew up with neglect. As my sister insisted once, when she was in severe pain after injuring her ankle, 'This isn't me! This is not who I am!
source: Mira Bartok (2011). “The Memory Palace: A Memoir”, p.266, Simon and Schuster
topic: Pain, Children, Who I Am, Severe Pain