She was definitely worried about what people would say if they found out." "That seemed to make her more comfortable, and we'd get sooo close to packing her bags, but - in the end, the 'image' of her brand (happy-go-lucky Kate Spade) was more important for her to keep up. That I could help her fill in any blanks she might have. I even said I (would) go with her and be a 'patient' too (she liked that idea) I said we could talk about it all - our childhood, etc. "She was all set to go - but then chickened out by morning. They agreed to fly in and talk with her and take her with them to the treatment center.
I'd spoken with them on the phone (not telling them exactly who the patient would be). "I'd come so VERY close to getting her to go in for treatment (to the same place Catherine Zeta-Jones went for her successful bipolar treatment program). She was always a very excitable little girl and I felt all the stress/pressure of her brand (KS) may have flipped the switch where she eventually became full-on manic depressive. I'd flown out to Napa and NYC several times in the past 3-4 years to help her to get the treatment she needed (inpatient hospitalization). She continued: "I will say this was not unexpected by me. She noted her husband is a medical doctor. Saffo responded that she was not willing to take a call and had taken a sedative. The Star made the correction and asked Saffo if she would speak by phone about her sister or if there was anything else about her that she wanted reflected. Saffo contacted The Star to say that the story had misspelled Spade's childhood nickname, Katy.
Teresa's Academy and then attending the University of Kansas before transferring to Arizona State University. Spade was born and raised Katherine Brosnahan in Kansas City, graduating from St. Keith Myers emailed The Star shortly after it posted an online story about Spade's death. In November 2001, Reta Brosnahan Saffo, Kate Spade's sister, was a parent volunteer adding some holiday color to Pembroke Hill School on State Line Road.