This fragile life : a mother's story of a bipolar son / Charlotte Pierce-Baker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pierce-Baker, Charlotte.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

People with bipolar disorder--United States--Biography.

People with bipolar disorder.

People with bipolar disorder--Family relationships--United States.

African Americans--Mental health.

African Americans.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (258 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago, Ill. : Lawrence Hill Books, c2012.

Summary:

"Illuminating and brilliant, with poetry and prose, mother and son lay bare the ravages of bipolar disorder and the journey toward growth and understanding. A touching, lyrical memoir." -Jewell Parker Rhodes, award-winning author, Voodoo Dreams and Douglass' Women Told in a mother's own words, this is a moving story of a loving African American family that faces the daily crisis of an unpredictable mental disorder. Charlotte Pierce-Baker and her husband did everything right when raising their son Mark: providing emotional support, the best education possible, and the freedom to choose his

Contents:

Front Cover; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; one; Early and Middle Years; Adolescence; University Life; Life Shifts; Another Home; Uncertainty; two; Illness Made Manifest; A Father's Return; Interlude; Cop Land; Madness on Vacation; three; Struggling to Heal; Looking for Work; The Family Falters; Alone in Philadelphia; Jail; Getting Out; Rehab; A Change of Plans; Trying Independence; Wrecked Yuletide; Jail Again; four; Skyland Encore; New Friends; Home Visit; Further Acquainted; A Wedding; Jobs, Career, and Family; April Madness; Once Again; Reflections on Writing; Atlanta Book Trip

EpilogueAcknowledgments; Bibliography/Resources; Index; Back Cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-61374-110-3

OCLC:

793511232