Embracing Life
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This miraculous story of a young girl fighting for her life will leave you breathless, flipping page after page.
Brandi was raised by a drunken father and an anxiety stricken mother. She isn't the only one, she has two older brothers to add to the mix.
Diagnosed with depression at the age of thirteen, Brandi's life took a turn for the worst.
School after school and house after house, she was never a fond of change.
Her life was out of control, well at least her control.
In her journey she meets many people along the way, including the man who saves her life.
"This book throws you right into the chaos that is Brandi's life" -STB
"Mental Illness has never been perceived in such a frank and candid as this" -HBS
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