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- 136 pages
- 5.5 x 8.5 inches
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Keywords:
Schizophrenia, Mental Illness, Psychology, Nutrition, Health, Wellness, Bipolar, Manic Depression, Vitamins, Drug addictions
Sidetracked by Schizophrenia
A Mother and Son’s Struggles and Victories
by
Charlotte LeBlanc
In Sidetracked by Schizophrenia, Charlotte documents her son’s encounters with the many medications and difficult life situations that come as part of living with this disease. It covers the trials and errors, the failures, the partial successes, the side effects, the exciting movement toward more and more effective treatments, and the hope for living a normal life medication free. The book speaks to family members who are, or have been there and to professionals who are called on to make judgments about what regimen may be most effective for their patients. It encourages the reader to keep an open mind about the body’s capacity to heal itself when given the right balance.
The film, A Beautiful Mind, provided a brief
look at the devastation of schizophrenia.
Charlotte LeBlanc takes us deeper as she
shares her son’s harrowing experiences and
struggles as he learns to live a normal life
without medication.
Sidetracked by Schizophrenia will
encourage frustrated and despairing
families never to give up. It is a saga of the
belief that there are sound scientific reasons
for hope in the treatment of schizophrenia
as well as other mental illnesses.
“Sidetracked by Schizophrenia is a great introductory book looking
at how complementary medicine can co-exist with traditional
medications in helping to treat schizophrenia. Charlotte’s new
book provides observation of her challenges throughout years of
watching her son come to grips with his mental illness. I would
encourage you to read this book if a loved one suffers from any
kind of mental illness. The book provides valuable insight on
schizophrenia and mental illness.”
- Dr. Peter R. Ford, BS Pharm, Pharm D
“Sidetracked by Schizophrenia is a moving and powerful testimony
of a mother’s love for her son. You can feel the distress that she
shares openly as her son struggles with a devastating illness:
schizophrenia. Charlotte LeBlanc reports their journey through
psychiatric care, hospitalizations, pathological trips, medications
and ultimately their initiative to explore nutritional supplements.
An inspiring story for people with loved
ones who are diagnosed with this serious
mental disorder and need to revive their
candle of hope.”
- Louis Thériault, MD, FRCPC
Charlotte LeBlanc has a Bachelor of Applied Science in nutrition (BASc), is a naturopath, a registered nutritional consultant practitioner (RNCP), certified Iridologist (C.Ir) and registered holistic allergist (Rha). Charlotte has assisted people with their health since the year 2000 through her nutrition clinic as well
as public and corporate workshops on nutrition, relationships, stress, mental illness and meditation. The author has drawn upon her personal and professional experiences to present you this unique book describing her son’s struggles and victories with schizophrenia. The purpose of this book is to inform people that there is hope of living a normal life after schizophrenia and also hope in preventing some of the unnecessary suffering in the future.
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