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\"Wolf<\/span><\/div>

Wolf and the Thief<\/h3><\/div>

August 1995 \u2014 The night before driving her 18-year-old son to his first semester at college…<\/b><\/p>\n

Gail, a widowed young mother, witnesses him pacing alone in their backyard, having an agitated conversation \u2014 with no one. He brushes aside her concerns, saying he just has \u2018pre-college jitters.\u2019 Grappling with the chilling sense that something is not right with her usually confident, extroverted son, she soon learns the shocking news that he has been admitted into the psych ward at the local hospital, deep in the throes of his first mental health episode.<\/p>\n

Thus begins a living nightmare for Gail and her family as she struggles to free her son from the clutches of a thief-like illness that threatens to steal his life from him. As she confronts the mental health system and the complexities of her son’s condition, she must also make peace with her own tumultuous past to navigate the harrowing journey and challenges facing her and her family. With support from an unexpected team, healing occurs in ways Gail couldn’t have imagined.<\/p>\n

Wolf and the Thief<\/strong><\/em> is an unflinching view of the trauma and impact on family dynamics when a member is affected by mental illness.<\/p>\n

A story of hope, devotion, and one woman\u2019s unwavering battle against unseen enemies\u2014 both her son\u2019s and her own.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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