My son's story

their delight in his improvement which at the age of 44 and despite a gloomy long-term prognosis, he was showing. But the difficulty ?f accepting this permanent separation without being over-burdened by feelings of guilt and by anxious heart-searchings, is not disguised and only by making conscious and determined efforts to achieve the adjustments needed could the family life be re-orientated. Perhaps in the United States the policy of "institutionalising" M.D. children as early as possible is too indiscriminatingly advocated and those who read this book may be led to think it is the only solution for the problem in all circumstances. But the book will