JANUARY FIRST

What would you do if you were the proud parents

of a severely and chronically mentally ill child?

Years ago I heard and watched in horror a Dr.Phil 

episode about Jani and her fantastic parents.

I knew and believed that Schizophrenia in adults 

was such a sad disorder, having seen adult friends

struggle with the effects to the family.

Yet on that episode I watched a young girl,

at the age of 5 struggle.

Yesterday I watch the follow up Dr. Phil show

and find that Jani's daddy has written a book,

JANUARY FIRST

WRITTEN BY

MICHAEL SCHOFIELD.

I right away, buy and download to my Ipad.

A summer cold has me down a bit so 

I just know I will begin this book today.

There is always unconditional love between 

a child and it's parents.

To believe and fight for the normalcy of their child

is beautiful but also gut wrenching.

Their bravery in having a second child is 

amazing as I don't know if I would have had the courage

to have other children.

As I have followed Jani's story I remembered how

when her baby brother came to be, her parents

rented apartments in the same complex

because she was so ill at the time, they feared

she would harm him.

They lived their married lives in two separate apartments,

close by so her Dady would have a place to bring Jani when

her Schizophrenia became so complex that she needed 

to be away from others. Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful story

of unconditional love between a beautiful and yet very ill 

little girl and her special parents.

I just know this book will get 5 stars from me.

It will be one I also must buy in old fashioned book fomr

for the library I am building.