Editor, I am disabled due to bipolar disorder. As an American, I do my best to contribute to our society and try to make things better for those around me. I try to do what the doctors say - I take the Prozac, I try to interact with those around me, and I fight tooth and nail with this illness. Yet most days I am demoralized because I grew up watching people like Ward Cleaver and Mr. Brady go to work, raise kids and buy houses. [continues 431 words]