Publisher's Synopsis
What if you were told you are crazy and your crazy will never go away? You are only twenty years old and probably won't get better? This is as good as it gets. No one understands this reality more than Karen Greenwell.
Her aspirations and dreams for herself as an adult, wife, and mother were abruptly changed not just once, but again, and again, and again. After being diagnosed as a young adult with bipolar disorder, Karen was devastated when two of her three young children were also diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Karen's original vision of normal family life became a never-ending parent/child struggle, as she was swept through, not only her own whirlwinds of mania, and staggering depths of depression; but also that of her children. You need to have a black belt in parenting to be the parent of a child with mental illness. Living the reality of daily medications, critical treatments, trial and error, laughter, and raw tenacity, Karen and her husband Dale fought on to meet the crazy of bipolar disorder. This heart-wrenching story shares the struggle of not only finding the will to survive but the ability to thrive. Bless and Release: A Mother's Journey Through Mental Illness is a real and intimate story revealing true-life challenges faced with determination and courage. Bless and Release is written for those touched by mental illness. Whether you are a parent trying to cope, a child seeking to understand, love someone with mental illness, or have a mental illness yourself, this book shares a powerful message of strength and resiliency.
