What would you do if your child suffered with something so severe it
affected every aspect of his life?
Susie Dunham, Midwestern mom and former nurse, never suspected her son
Michael was anything but a typical college student with big dreams until
he developed schizophrenia shortly after his 21st birthday. The Dunham
family quickly becomes immersed in the nightmare world of mental illness
in America: psychiatric wards, a seemingly indifferent nursing staff,
and the trial-and-error world of psychotropic meds. Michael's ultimate
recovery and remission comes with plenty of traumatic incidents
involving both ignorance and stigma, but his courage and quest for
dignity will inspire all readers.
"Susie Dunham's heroic, heart-rending story is a beacon of light in the
darkness of insanity. It shows that recovery is hard-won but possible
for people who develop schizophrenia, despite a media that
sensationalizes them, a society that shuns them, and a dysfunctional
mental healthcare system that fails them miserably."
--Patrick Tracey, author of Stalking Irish Madness: Searching for the
Roots of My Family's Schizophrenia
"Every person in a leadership position needs to take the time to read
this moving story of triumph over adversity."
--State Representative John Adams, Ohio House Minority Whip
"The fact that Michael bravely fought this disease, picked up the pieces
and moved beyond it, should give others hope that one day schizophrenia
will be seen as a treatable disease with no stigma attached."
--Sharon Goldberg, News & Reviews Editor,"NYC Voices" A Journal for
Mental Health Advocacy
"Beyond Schizophrenia: Michael's Journey is a book that I couldn't put
down. The story of Michael's parents Susie and Mark who support their
son both in good times and bad really touched me. I really like the way
the symptoms of schizophrenia are explained clearly."
--Bill MacPhee, Founder/CEO of SZ Magazine
Learn more at www.SusieDunham.org
From the Reflections of America Series at Modern History Press
www.ModernHistoryPress.com
PSY022050 Psychology: Psychopathology - Schizophrenia
BIO026000 Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs
MED105000 Medical / Psychiatry / General
