Family Skeletons: A Web of Mental Illness

By Elayne Gilliam and Elaine Gilliam

Following the loss of her husband to ALS, a mother struggles to raise four children alone, and discovers her eldest son and daughter suffer from mental illnesses. She describes her interactions with various public agencies; social, medical and judicial. As she cares for an alcoholic, paranoid schizophrenic son, and a daughter with personality disorder which culminates in suicide, she examines memories from her childhood in a dysfunctional family. She discovers a genetic closet with mental illness, alcoholism, and deviant behavior. Following a fourth marriage, she finds peace, but at the price of letting go of her mentally ill son.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0DMYG5XVF
• ISBN13: 9798893898712
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Arpress
• Length: 148 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"