January First: A Child's Descent into Madness and Her Father's Struggle to Save Her
Language: English
Published by Crown, 2012
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- Title
- January First: A Child's Descent into Madness and Her Father's Struggle to Save Her
- Author
- Schofield, Michael
- Publisher
- Crown
- Publication year
- 2012
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0307719081
- ISBN 13
- 9780307719089
Michael Schofields daughter January is at the mercy of her imaginary friends, except they arent the imaginary friends that most young children have; they are hallucinations. And January is caught in the conflict between our world and their world, a place she calls Calalini. Some of these hallucinations, like 24 Hours, are friendly and some, like 400 the Cat and Wednesday the Rat, bite and scratch her until she does what they want. They often tell her to scream at strangers, jump out of buildings, and attack her baby brother.
At six years old, January Schofield, Janni, to her family, was diagnosed with schizophrenia, one of the worst mental illnesses known to man. Whats more, schizophrenia is 20 to 30 times more severe in children than in adults and in Januarys case, doctors say, she is hallucinating 95 percent of the time that she is awake. Potent psychiatric drugs that would level most adults barely faze her.
A New York Times bestseller, January First captures Michael and his family's remarkable story in a narrative that forges new territory within books about mental illness. In the beginning, readers see Jannis incredible early potential: her brilliance, and savant-like ability to learn extremely abstract concepts. Next, they witnesses early warning signs that something is not right, Michaels attempts to rationalize whats happening, and his descent alongside his daughter into the abyss of schizophrenia. Their battle has included a two-year search for answers, countless medications and hospitalizations, allegations of abuse, despair that almost broke their family apart and, finally, victories against the illness and a new faith that they can create a life for Janni filled with moments of happiness.
A compelling, unsparing and passionate account, January First vividly details Schofields commitment to bring his daughter back from the edge of insanity. It is a fathers soul-baring memoir of the daily struggles and challenges he and his wife face as they do everything they can to help Janni while trying to keep their family together.
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