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Todd LaTourette is a US actor who's appeared in Better Call Saul. He was diagnosed with bipolar disorder at the age of 31 - but stopped taking his medication. That led to him having a psychotic episode and cutting off his right hand. He admits that in the years after, he lied to two casting directors about what happened - telling them he was a military veteran. While he still gets flashbacks of severing his hand, he says he's able to do all the work he needs to do - such as carpentry. He wants others to learn from what happened to him. For more information and support: http://www.bbc.co.uk/actionline/ (Photo: Todd LaTourette. Credit: Courtney LaTourrette).
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