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Zhubin was, from the very beginning and throughout his short life, unusually caring, curious, thorough, self-disciplined, and at times, very funny. He was also brilliant, approaching things with great thought and detailed, meticulous study.
But Zhubin was also plagued, almost from birth, with a condition that manifested itself, initially, by an inability to get the proper amount of sleep. Over time, his sleep patterns became more and more distorted so much, so that by Grade 10 Zhubin would often sleep upon returning from school in the afternoon until the late evening. He would then wake up, have dinner, and work on his homework until it was time to go to school the next morning. Coupled with the sleep disorder, Zhubin's mental state deteriorated slowly but progressively. Despite continual visits to all kinds of specialists both in Canada and in the United States no clear diagnosis or effective cure could be found. Specialists likened Zhubin's sleep pattern to having to put up with 5 or more hours of jet lag, 5 out of 6 days. His psychological symptoms were characterized by one specialist as an atypical mood disorder, obsessive compulsion, and manic depression. Physically, Zhubin suffered from constant head-aches, joint pain and sundry other side effects from the up-to-40 pills a day he was taking.
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