Her husband, Ben, said he was attracted to her “kindness” and “sense of fun.” But Meredith could change dramatically, from playful to suicidal. Similarly, her interactions with Ben would change from joyful sharing to gloomy isolation. Her moods were totally unpredictable, and Ben was never sure how he would find her upon his return at the end of the day. At times he felt that he should enter their home by putting his hat on a stick and poking it into the doorway to see if it would be embraced, ignored, or shot at.
