{"product_id":"tomorrow-was-yesterday-dede-ranahan-9781732974524","title":"Tomorrow Was Yesterday: Explosive First-Person Indictments of the US Mental Health System-Mothers Across the Nation Tell It Like It Is","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn these snapshots from on-going sagas, you'll read about grim realities - terrible group homes, suicides, adult children killed by police, incarcerations, solitary confinement, lack of beds, family chaos, substance abuse, ineffective medications, heart-breaking HIPAA restrictions, hallucinations, homelessness, sorrow, hurt, and anger. Simultaneously, you'll read about profound love, caregiving, gratitude, forgiveness, hope, strength, persistence, resilience, generosity, leadership, courage, pursuing dreams, understanding, and heroism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease read our stories. Set aside any conscious biases about serious mental illnesses (SMI) and the people and families who struggle with them. Imagine us as relatives or friends - people you care deeply about. We mothers, in Tomorrow Was Yesterday, are counting on you to help us use outrage and compassion to reach a tipping point for change. We're relying on your word of mouth support to get these stories out to the broader, unknowing public. It has no idea how abysmal things are.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Dede Ranahan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I am confident these stories will cause the world to wake up, take notice, and implement the change we so badly need.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Miriam Feldman, painter and author of He Came In with It: A Portrait of Motherhood and Madness\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Reading these intimate accounts will change you. It changed me.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Steve Goldbloom, Emmy-nominated writer, producer, director, and creator of the Brief But Spectacular series for PBS NEWsHour. The show's mission is to invite viewers to walk in someone else's shoes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"If these stories can't convince policy makers, I don't know what will.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Mindy Greiling, Minnesota legislator for 20 years, and author of Fix What You Can: Schizophrenia and a Lawmaker's Fight for Her Son\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dede Ranahan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1732974527\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781732974524\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e DBA Read First Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/23\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d","brand":"Dede Ranahan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43995953332479,"sku":"9781732974524","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_91f639bb-a6b5-4787-9e7b-b24fa7215a87.jpg?v=1683338839","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tomorrow-was-yesterday-dede-ranahan-9781732974524","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}