It is a rich and varied exploration of our humanity.
It is a personal run-in with the poor, broken souls trapped in our mental health system that at one moment provokes shock, and the next, laughter. It is an eye opening introduction to the stigma of mental illness. It is a story of two people deeply in love, but torn apart by fate. There, he is branded “persistently and acutely disabled” and “a danger to himself and others.” That man is author Ken Dickson, and this is the fascinating story of his journey into and out of madness.ĭetour from Normal is more than a sharing of the pitfalls of our medical and mental health systems. His loving wife is ultimately forced to make the unthinkable decision to commit him to a high-security psychiatric ward. Part medical mystery, and part psychological thriller, this creative nonfiction memoir shows that even the most seemingly normal life can implode in an instant. After he tragically loses touch with reality, a whirlwind of visits to hospital emergency rooms and behavioral health facilities ensues. Detour from Normal is the fascinating true story of a respected engineer and devoted family man who, due to complications from life-saving surgery and medications, spirals into insanity. Detour from Normal is the gut-wrenching true story of a respected engineer and devoted family man who, due to complications from life-saving surgery and medications, is driven to insanity.
0 kommentar(er)
