By Paddy Kamen, Publisher, BetterBrainBetterLife.com
Almost dying—twice—hasn’t got the better of Donald Parker, a man with a thread of magic running through his life that weaves suffering and success together in a remarkable pattern. Looking back, it seems miraculous he survived at all.
Like all of us, Donald was born into an uncertain world. Unlike most, however, his mother took her life soon afterwards.
Almost dying—twice—hasn’t got the better of Donald Parker, a man with a thread of magic running through his life that weaves suffering and success together in a remarkable pattern. Looking back, it seems miraculous he survived at all.
Like all of us, Donald was born into an uncertain world. Unlike most, however, his mother took her life soon afterwards.
No one knows if this tragic loss triggered Donald’s lifelong mental health problems and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder but school was a disaster for him. Moreover, his home life was very difficult. He saw his first psychiatrist at seven, began drinking socially at 14, and by the time he reached his 20s, was cross-addicted to alcohol, cocaine, heroin and methadone.
Read more about Parker’s roller-coaster life and eventual victory in my book: Better Brain Better Life: Tips and Tales from the Tantalizing World of Brain Science.
Read more about Parker’s roller-coaster life and eventual victory in my book: Better Brain Better Life: Tips and Tales from the Tantalizing World of Brain Science.