It is the story of two people deeply in love, but torn apart by fate, an eye-opening introduction to the stigma of mental illness, and a personal run-in with the poor broken souls trapped in psychiatric care. This book is not, however, only about Ken. This gut wrenching story is leaving readers shocked at the author’s treatment, and appalled by how quickly a medical situation fell through the cracks, sending the patient spiralling uncontrollably into medically induced madness. What should have been an ordinary surgical procedure changed that, propelling him into a high security psychiatric ward where psychiatrists branded him a danger to himself and others. Such was the experience of Ken Dickson, a beloved husband and father and respected engineer, with no history of mental illness. Summary: Despite access to the greatest healthcare in the world, U.S citizens are not immune to medical horror stories.
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