ENDORSEMENTS

This book will bring tears and joy to anyone who has ever been acquainted with mental illness. It is personal, real, and well written. I highly recommend it to anyone who is open to a behind the scenes view of life with someone struggling with mental and emotional illness.

— Gary Chapman, Ph.D. author of The 5 Love Languages

This book will knit you to the characters in their childhood so you are 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)

This is a story brimming with hope, and I wholeheartedly urge you to share it with anyone you know who may have a loved one grappling with mental health challenges.

— Marty Schwebel, LMFT, New Roads Counseling Center

Dave is a perceptive and insightful witness to his younger brother’s spiral into the depths of mental illness. A window into this world is a courageous gift to readers facing the family and relational dynamics of a loved one experiencing mental health challenges. Love will ultimately prevail in this complicated, sometimes humorous, and at other times heart wrenching, yet hopeful story.

— Dr. Andre Stephens, President, Fresno Pacific University

I first met Tim at a moment of desperation in the San Francisco General Hospital Emergency Room. Dave’s book documents the toll of schizophrenia on his brother Tim, his family and friends, and Tim’s courage as he slowly arose from the depths of despair. I learned a lot from reading this book and recalled a line from a speech given by Winston Churchill at the Harrow School in 1941: “…This is the lesson: never give in, never give in…”.

– William Schecter, MD, FACS, Professor of Clinical Surgery, UCSF

REVIEWS

This is a profound story of two loving brothers. The memoir is beautiful, heart wrenching, shocking, trying, hopeful, and rewarding.

Colette — Mill Valley, California

An amazing book. I loved it!

Stacey — Knoxville, Tennessee

Absolutely stunning. So rich. So much inspiration. I loved the theme of stars and skeletons in the story; what a perfect title! I was moved by this very visual story and by the compelling and intriguing characters.

Kate — Fairfax, California

Intense, moving, tragic, and absolutely BEAUTIFUL.

Brynn — San Diego, California

David shares an intimate story of his love and devotion for his younger brother Tim, through childhood into the throes of schizophrenia. Together they walk through suffering and horror and into miraculous recovery and restoration. A must read for any family struggling with mental illness.

Barry — Novato, California