'Why I'm leaving a gift to support future generations to come'

I was diagnosed with manic depression, now more appropriately called bipolar, at the age of 16. I’m now 80, so I’ve had to deal with it for most of my life.

I am grateful to the psychiatrists and therapists who have helped me along the way, but I wish there had been an organisation like Bipolar UK to help me back then.

Life-changing support from Bipolar UK

Bipolar UK’s peer support groups are so important. To go along to a group and meet like-minded people with similar issues can be lifesaving.

Bipolar UK also runs an Online Community that’s a safe and confidential space. Somewhere you can ask questions and talk about anything that is troubling you with other people who are affected by bipolar. It is a community that understands. It’s open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Bipolar UK is involved in reducing stigma through the press and social media, wherever possible.

Another pivotal project Bipolar UK is supporting is suicide prevention. Statistically people with bipolar are 20 times more likely to take their own life. The charity is at the forefront of this issue, literally helping to save lives.

Can you make a difference like Nicky?

Recently I had my lawyer draw up my will. With my long experience of bipolar there was no more deserving cause than Bipolar UK. They are the only national charity dedicated to supporting people affected by bipolar.

Everything the charity does requires funding. It needs to grow to cope with the many people who need the help and are not yet receiving it.

If you have any connection to bipolar, remembering Bipolar UK in your will would be a fine way to support the charity’s work.

They need my support and they have it! They need yours too. Together we can make sure that Bipolar UK is there for generations to come.

Where there's a will there's a way!