Cathy’s Reviews > Blinded by Hope: One Mother's Journey Through Her Son's Bipolar Illness and Addiction > Status Update

"I knelt before Mary and asked for the courage to accept what is. To accept a son who was very ill, did not fit society's norms, and yet had to find a way to survive. I couldn't change him, and I couldn't change the world around him. I was beginning to understand the concept of letting go. At the same time, I had not yet embraced actual surrender."