![]() ![]() She had moved from nursing home to mental institution in recent years, but what really caused her death? Helplessly self-absorbed and severely obsessive compulsive, Dede led a tormented life. Her heart stopped beating in a fit of anxiety, soon after her wobbly legs gave way. Information on book-signing and other promotional events can be found by clicking here: Tom Davis Twitter.ĭorothy Winans "Dede" Davis had worried, fussed, and obsessed for the last time. ![]() Richard Codey, who is also nationally known for championing mental health causes: "This is a book from the heart, and for any family with somebody who has a mental illness, this is a must read." Stunned when he learned that his great-great grandmother and her eldest son committed suicide on the same day in 1928 and that five years later his great-grandfather died of self-inflicted gas asphyxiation, he felt he had discovered “some lost treasure” and began the intense research that led to this haunting, soul-searching book."įormer New Jersey Gov. ![]() Peering into the past, he opens this family history with a vivid recreation of the day his mother died, ending her 30-year battle with mental illness. ![]() Publishers Weekly: "Rutgers journalism professor Davis examines the problems that plagued his family for four generations. ![]()
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