Gorilla And The Bird: A Memoir Of Madness And A Mother's Love
by Zack McDermott /
2017 / English / EPUB
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The story of a young man fighting to recover from a
devastating psychotic break and the mother who refuses to give up
on him
The story of a young man fighting to recover from a
devastating psychotic break and the mother who refuses to give up
on him
Zack McDermott, a 26-year-old Brooklyn public defender, woke up one
morning convinced he was being filmed,
Zack McDermott, a 26-year-old Brooklyn public defender, woke up one
morning convinced he was being filmed,Truman Show-
Truman Show-style, as
part of an audition for a TV pilot. This was it - his big dreams
were finally coming true. Every passerby was an actor; every car
would magically stop for him; everything he saw was a cue from "The
Producer" to help inspire the performance of a lifetime. After a
manic spree around Manhattan, Zack, who is bipolar, was arrested on
a subway platform and admitted to Bellevue Hospital.
style, as
part of an audition for a TV pilot. This was it - his big dreams
were finally coming true. Every passerby was an actor; every car
would magically stop for him; everything he saw was a cue from "The
Producer" to help inspire the performance of a lifetime. After a
manic spree around Manhattan, Zack, who is bipolar, was arrested on
a subway platform and admitted to Bellevue Hospital.
So begins the story of Zack's freefall into psychosis and his
desperate, poignant, often darkly funny struggle to claw his way
back to sanity, regain his identity, and rebuild some semblance of
a stable life. It's a journey that will take him from New York City
back to his Kansas roots and to the one person who might be able to
save him, his tough, big-hearted Midwestern mother, nicknamed the
Bird, whose fierce and steadfast love is the light in Zack's dark
world.
So begins the story of Zack's freefall into psychosis and his
desperate, poignant, often darkly funny struggle to claw his way
back to sanity, regain his identity, and rebuild some semblance of
a stable life. It's a journey that will take him from New York City
back to his Kansas roots and to the one person who might be able to
save him, his tough, big-hearted Midwestern mother, nicknamed the
Bird, whose fierce and steadfast love is the light in Zack's dark
world.
Before his odyssey is over, Zack will be tackled by guards in
mental wards, run naked through cornfields, receive secret messages
from the TV, befriend a former Navy Seal and his talking stuffed
monkey, and see the Virgin Mary in the whorls of his own back hair.
But with the Bird's help, he just might have a shot at pulling
through, starting over, and maybe even meeting a woman who can love
him back, bipolar and all.
Before his odyssey is over, Zack will be tackled by guards in
mental wards, run naked through cornfields, receive secret messages
from the TV, befriend a former Navy Seal and his talking stuffed
monkey, and see the Virgin Mary in the whorls of his own back hair.
But with the Bird's help, he just might have a shot at pulling
through, starting over, and maybe even meeting a woman who can love
him back, bipolar and all.
Written with raw emotional power, humor, and tenderness, GORILLA
AND THE BIRD is a bravely honest account of a young man's
unraveling and the relationship that saves him.
Written with raw emotional power, humor, and tenderness, GORILLA
AND THE BIRD is a bravely honest account of a young man's
unraveling and the relationship that saves him.