Memoir about a young woman, Sarah who grows up with a single mom who has severe mental illness. The journey of Sarah, highlights the people and circumstances that ultimately provide protection along the way, throughout a dangerous emotional mother daughter relationship. If she can't let go and steer herself on a new path, the waves of her mothers manipulation, will rise above her head and drown her once and for all. This is a story of perseverance, the power of the mind and spirit. One in which, deep seeded abuse, can be overcome and healed.