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Book Review, Epilepsy, Mental Illness, Nonfiction

The Jagged Years of Ruthie J. by Ruth Simkin

Ruthie Simkin's young life was about to change.  She would have strange, hysterical episodes where she knew subconsciously they were wrong, but she did them anyway.  At age 18 after a particular terrifying incident and after being diagnosed with epilepsy, her mother and father had had enough and against her will, put her in Chestnut… Continue reading The Jagged Years of Ruthie J. by Ruth Simkin