saving sammy

I was lent this book today by one of the therapist at Telos and have not been able to put it down. Fascinating!

"What would you do if your child suddenly refused to bathe, burst into fits of rage, slithered along walls, and wouldn't walk out the front door? If you're like Beth maloney, you'd fight to reclaim your son, taking on members of the medical establishment who were too quick to label him with OCD and Tourette's while prescribing antidepressants that only make the symptoms worse.

Saving Sammy is the inspiring story of how Malaney discovered the real cause of her son's mental illness-the common strep bacteria-and her battle to find the right treatment for hi,. it's the empowering memoir of a gutsy mom who fought for her son's life and who won't rest until she helped save others."