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Stars and Skeletons: Tales of Life with My Schizophrenic Brother
A true story of amazing recovery - A memoir and a coming of age story that reads like a novel.
Follow the author, Dave, and his brother, Tim, from the joys of childhood to the troubling surprise of severe mental illness in adulthood.
Join them as they face the pain and darkness, seemingly without guidance or instruction. Tim loses himself in a world of psychotic delusions and confusing, terrifying thoughts. He becomes dangerous, especially to himself, and is eventually diagnosed with Chronic Undifferentiated Schizophrenia.
Through years of setbacks, faith, medication, and hard work, the brothers' relationship deepens as they refuse to give up hope for recovery.
In the appendix of the book, Tim himself shares some of the powerful tools he's learned that help him now lead a healthy and productive life.
Book Details
- Publisher: Three Uncles Publishing
- Publish Date: May 7th, 2025
- Pages: 370
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 8.50in - 5.50in - 0.82in - 0.94lb
- EAN: 9781952785009
- Categories: • General• General• General
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Praise for this book
This book will bring both tears and joy to anyone acquainted with mental illness. It's personal, real, and well written. I recommend it as a behind the scenes view of life with someone struggling with mental and emotional illness.
- Gary Chapman, Ph.D., author of The Five Love Languages
This story will knit you to the characters in their childhood so you're comfortably strapped in with them on the wild and unpredictable ride, with its joys and its sorrows, its examination and its understanding of the illness, and the wholly unanticipated outcome.
- Mary Bihr, Vice President, Global Publishing, LucasArts, a division of Lucasfilm (retired)
A story brimming with hope. It allows us to see the individual behind the mask of a diagnosis, and has the potential to dismantle the stigma often attached to Schizophrenia.
- Marty Schwebel, LMFT in California and Texas
The author is an insightful witness to his brother's spiral into mental illness. A window into this world is a courageous gift to readers. Love will ultimately prevail in this complicated, sometimes humorous, sometimes heart wrenching, yet hopeful story.
- Andre Stephens, Ph.D., President, Fresno Pacific University
I first met Tim at a moment of desperation in the San Francisco General Hospital Emergency Room. David's book documents the toll of schizophrenia on his brother, and Tim's courage as he slowly arose from the depths of despair.
- William Schecter, MD, FACS, FCCM, Professor of Clinical Surgery, UCSF
David Robinson did an incredible job painting the picture of his brother Tim as a whole person. He also captured the confusion and terror of the psychotic symptoms Tim experienced. It's a compelling story of the love of family, friends, and mentors.
- Peggy Kwun, MD, Psychiatry
The author does a wonderful job showing his readers that while schizophrenia is scary, the people plagued by it are more relatable to us than we might think. This book will enhance your understanding and deepen your compassion for those impacted by severe mental illness.
- Joanie Joy, MA, LMFT in California