Liz Tunney Williams
Development Director

Support…caring advice….a shoulder to lean on….someone who really understands what you are going through.  These are just a few of the things that The Balanced Mind Foundation’s online support group members give to and receive from one another. 

If you have a birthday or anniversary coming up, why not ask your friends to donate to The Balanced Mind Foundation in your honor? You’ll be helping a lot of families, and it’s super easy. You’ll feel great and so will your friends.

I’ve been involved with The Balanced Mind Foundation for more than eight years: first as a member of the Board of Directors, and as Development Director for the last two. I found The Balanced Mind Foundation for the same reason as most of you – I am the parent of a child with bipolar disorder. 

My son, Gus, was diagnosed with bipolar disorder at age eleven, less than a year after my husband died from pancreatic cancer. Needless to say, our lives were turned upside down and the next several years were very tough. Gus’s symptoms grew worse and he ended up being hospitalized four times within a period of 2 ½ years.