How can a man with two abusive male voices in his head hold a job for twenty years and function as a productive member of society without the help of medication? That’s Timmy’s adult life. Timmy only left his job after the final blow of a cancer diagnosis. HOW’S TIMOTHY? is the first book depicting schizophrenia from the point of view of a helpless family member’s journal of grief, sorting through the feeling that her brother was robbed of a life. In this memoir, the author’s overwhelming love for her brother seeps from every word, starting with the parents lives coming together and the introduction of six boys and the author, the youngest and only girl. The stories of family in the seventies are filled with laughter, love, and intense loyalty.

The intention of this book is to break down the stigma surrounding mental illness and open the lines of communication so that no one will ever live in shame.