Terry: My Daughter's Life and Death Struggle with Alcoholism Book

I am sure that it is hard being a politician's child. You're forced into campaigning and projecting an image whether you want to or not. I have always liked George McGovern. He seemed like a compassionate guy. I'm sure he believes he did everything he could to help his daughter overcome her alcoholism. I also feel he probably worked harder to further his political career than he did to take care of his depressive wife and alcoholic son and daughter. McGovern seems defensive when he dismisses Terry's journal entries where she reveals a painful childhood. No where in the book does he address how his wife's depression might have affected the children. He wants to believe that two of his children became alcoholics only because of genetics. I suspect that there is more to Terry's story than McGovern was willing to face.