My story as a child living with a mother suffering from schizophrenia.What is was like to be a soon to be teenager and the woman that was suppose to protect me tried to kill me. The day that changed my life and hers forever. My hope is that this book will help to remove the shame associated with this disease and that a discussion can take place in personal circles about the harm that is done when we keep silent about unpopular disorders for fear of shame, retribution, or bullying. Mental illness is real; its consequences are shattering; and the lives left to pick up the pieces can only be...