Please provide a link to the story

That is obviously an incredible story, but it is not the story of John McManamy, as the post indicates.  You will find John McManamy's story here at amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Living-Well-Depression-Bipolar-Disorder/dp/0060897422/r...

and his biography here:

http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/15/profiles/

In order to better reference the story, I would appreciated it if you, sfjane, would provide a link to where it is posted on the Internet.

Thanks