Questions for Margaret Trudeau

How did you decide on coming out publicly with your illness? Was it difficult?

If you had known you were bipolar when you were married to Pierre, and had been treated for it then, do you think the marriage may have lasted?

Before you were diagnosed with bipolar disorder, how much did you know about it?

When you initially became ill would it have been helpful to have a mentor. Someone that had been where you were, made a full recovery and was leading a productive happy life?

You're a grandmother now -- how do you explain something like mental illness to a child?

Do you believe your 'Bipolar Disorder' is a medical disability or an inherent gift in need of strategies to help you control it?

Do you think that living so much of your life under the glare of the paparazzi, being constantly watched by the media and the public, caused your illness?

We see a lot of young starlets today clearly suffering from mental anguish - Lindsay Lohan, for instance. Is there a link between fame and mental ilness? Do you think that being famous can make you sick?