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Jamal Ali is a writer and mental health advocate residing in Calgary.

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Finish high school, fall in love, get married, raise children in a loving happy home - most of all that her children would turn out like her and her five siblings. So dreams don't always turn out exactly how we picture them. Perhaps not even a dream, just an expectation of an ordinary life was what Bea thought was her road ahead. Her Dad always told her to dream big and "Bea, you should write a book. She became a teacher like her mother and her older sister. That was an unspoken expectation too.

Because Mom and Big Shari-Lee, as her younger sisters call. Beatrice Weatherly is a gifted educator and a courageous woman with a message of "you can achieve anything if you truly believe. She models the unconditional love and acceptance she learned from her mother and challenges others to dream big just as her father inspired her to do. Bea realized her dream of becoming a teacher when she graduated from the University of Alberta with a Bachelor of Education degree and began teaching in the Provost area.

Reflecting her parents' positive outlook, she encouraged her students to be all they could be. Shortly after she started teaching, Bea married and soon had her own three children to guide toward setting their sights high and dedicating themselves to reach their lofty goals. This teacher and principal made a significant difference to her students' lives and education, as well as being an amazing mother to Nicole, Shelley and Edward.

Slowly cracks began breaking through the idyllic life. Bea became stronger through resolving many challenges, such as recovering from breast cancer, leaving unhealthy relationships, striking out on her own, embracing the "coming out" of her son and one daughter, all the while experiencing the roller coaster ride of her son's struggle with paranoid schizophrenia complicated by addictions. What she learned during this time, she incorporates in her book, A Gift of Grace: As a mental health advocate, her goal is to remove the stigma of mental illness, addictions, homosexuality and homelessness to create a world of peace.

Retired from teaching elementary school students, Bea Weatherly retains the passion for education, which she now does through writing, speaking and life coaching. For more about Bea, please visit www.

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They are proud to be a leader in the treatment of mental illness. Today, with ongoing research and development, their dedication to patients, physicians and the community continues. A Gift of Grace: Skickas inom vardagar. Years of darkness descend, bringing torrential pain and anguish. There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later. This is a profound story of a daughter's love for her mom, her faith, and her determination to reach her mom through their journey with schizophrenia. Alexandra heals herself and her mom in the process with amazing grace.

She is an inspiration to all who face the challenges of mental illness. Perseverance, humor, humility, and a deep faith in God guide them to a beautiful new mother daughter relationship giving hope to all facing similar challenges. Patsy Pratt Retired elementary teacher. With care, candor, and humor, Sandy tells the extraordinary story of growing up with her mom, a beautiful woman who struggles with the illness of schizophrenia. Sandy interweaves poems, songs, and diary entries from her younger years with insights gained as an adult to create a deeply meaningful story.

Her book has the power to foster empathy among those unfamiliar with schizophrenia and strength in those who have a loved one with mental illness. It raises awareness not only of the needs of the mentally ill, and our shared social responsibility to care for them well, but also of the needs of their families. Superbly intelligent, Sandy writes in a simple style that most readers will understand easily, in tones rich with generosity, humility, faith, and forgiveness, but most of all, with a clear emphasis on the transformative power of love to bring healing. Her life-story is a gift.


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This book allows the reader to live the life of the person who is always dealing with: What do I do now? What is the best way to handle this impossible situation? Understanding schizophrenia clinically is one thing, but going on the actual journey of what it feels like for effected family members gives us an added dimension that is priceless. Sandy's account of her own lived journey is filled with what it is like to be overwhelmed when family dynamics are reversed so that the child, who needs to be parented, now has to parent the parent who cannot effectively parent -- robbing the child of significant childhood experience.

I suspect that once read, this book will never be forgotten. Thanks Sandy, for the opportunity to share your life in a manner not usually available to others. Oftentimes individuals with a serious mental illness such as Schizophrenia alienate family members, leading them to living a lonely life with minimal to no family involvement. This is a story of the unconditional love a daughter has for her mother who is dealing with the debilitating symptoms of Schizophrenia. Alexandra Georgas shares her inspiring journey on the road to acceptance and a happy relationship with her mom.

This is a story of a girl growing up with a mother who gradually develops a serious mental illness, schizophrenia, and who becomes impossible to live with. A story of love and its redemptive power to transform loss, pain, and bewilderment into peace, wisdom, and belonging. One person found this helpful. Living with mental illness shapes everyone in the family, often in unexpected ways.

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Alexandra Georgas-Gait Hosbach tells the story of her and her mother's shared journey with schizophrenia. See all 7 reviews. Amazon Giveaway allows you to run promotional giveaways in order to create buzz, reward your audience, and attract new followers and customers.

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