I’m Not Mad by Nicola Jayne Mearns

Your son has jumped off a bridge a nurse said. These few words will remain with me forever.

I was relieved to learn that, in time, he would recover from his injuries but saddened to know that he would never be free from his mental illness.

Her book provides a mother s account of her son s childhood, the onset of his mental illness and his suicide attempt. It also describes in detail the devastating effect it had on the lives of the family.