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He beat his illness twice, wrote about his battles with the disease, and continued broadcasting even as his health was failing.
Remembering ESPN’s Sly, Cocky, and Cool Anchor Stuart Scott|Stereo Williams|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The Samaritan guidelines are written around the assumption that suicide is a purely irrational act, an act spurred by illness.
Cover-Ups and Concern Trolls: Actually, It's About Ethics in Suicide Journalism|Arthur Chu|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Few reports of his mental illness discuss lead poisoning as a possible reason for his mental deterioration.
Wrestler Mark Schultz Hates the ‘Sickening and Insulting Lies’ of ‘Foxcatcher’|Rich Goldstein|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Murder, suicide, illness, old age: These deaths stalk us all, but in prison, they collect us so much more cheaply.
A Million Ways to Die in Prison|Daniel Genis|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST

“It's insane to see what the extreme version of that type of helpless anger combined with mental illness can create,” Cook wrote.
School Shooters Love This Pickup Artist Website|Brandy Zadrozny|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After about eighteen months of office work I had a long and serious illness and was away from duty for nearly half a year.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
There remain still the uncounted thousands who by accident or illness, age or infirmity, are unable to maintain themselves.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
It was written in evident anxiety, and the chief subject was the illness of his daughter.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
Mr. Ernescliffe manages him very well—used to illness on that African coast, and the doctor is very fond of him.
The Daisy Chain|Charlotte Yonge
Comyn, hearing of Bruce's serious illness, advanced against him with Mowbray and Brechin, and with a largely superior force.
King Robert the Bruce|A. F. Murison

manic-depressive illness

bipolar disorder

manic-depressive illness

[ măn′ĭk-dĭ-prĕs′ĭv ]

See bipolar disorder.

manic-depressive illness