If you have a child with mental illness or have found that you are in love with someone who suffers from a mental disorder, you know that the discovery itself can be devastating. Nancy Pizzo Boucher met her son's diagnosis with equanimity, perseverance and determination. She shares with us her very personal and poignant notes, essays and poetry. Prepare to laugh, cry and learn with her. The realization that a parent's dream must be reconfigured to meet reality causes us to grieve what we expected. Boucher in her grieving process found an entire world of possibilities that helped her and her family to grow emotionally and spiritually. Join her on her odyssey of discovery. Nancy Pizzo Boucher is the ninth child in a family with thirteen children. She has taught special education for 24 years in public schools. She is well aware of the challenges facing families and their children when dealing with a mental illness. With a bachelor's in Sociology and her masters degree in special educatio

Getting My Night Vision

Literature & Fiction

Nancy Pizzo Boucher

Poetry

<p>If you have a child with mental illness or have found that you are in love with someone who suffers from a mental disorder, you know that the discovery itself can be devastating. Nancy Pizzo Boucher met her son's diagnosis with equanimity, perseverance and determination. She shares with us her very personal and poignant notes, essays and poetry. Prepare to laugh, cry and learn with her. The realization that a parent's dream must be reconfigured to meet reality causes us to grieve what we expected. Boucher in her grieving process found an entire world of possibilities that helped her and her family to grow emotionally and spiritually. Join her on her odyssey of discovery. Nancy Pizzo Boucher is the ninth child in a family with thirteen children. She has taught special education for 24 years in public schools. She is well aware of the challenges facing families and their children when dealing with a mental illness. With a bachelor's in Sociology and her masters degree in special education, Boucher finds much to care about in the world. She loves, "flowers, vegetables, all of Nature, my family and friends. My two grandsons bring renewal and wonder to my life all the time."</p>

Just Write Books

Replanting Lives Uprooted by Mental Illness: a practical guide for families

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Mental Health

<p>When a person with a serious mental illness is experiencing a crisis, that situation has the potential to become dangerous. This handbook details safety procedures to follow that can help defuse the crisis and reduce the probability of a serious outcome. It is a valuable resource for anyone providing support or responding to a person in an smi crisis-that includes families, organizations that provide education and support for families, mental health crisis workers, and police.</p>

Defusing the Mental Illness Crisis Triangle

Indie Author Books

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