Room for J: One Family's Struggle with Schizophrenia

From American Public Media's Speaking of faith comes this riveting program titled Room for J: One Family's Struggle with Schizophrenia on one family's experience with schizophrenia, including how they see religion differently. In the program, Dan Hanson who has written Room for J discusses with his wife Sue the process of accepting their son's schizophrenia.

From the website you can listen to the Hanson's experience with their son Joel in a radio program available via RealPlayer or simply look at the overview of the program. From the website comes this text from a manuscript that Joel wrote:

I know, and it has been said, that ignorance is the opposite of love; there is no love in ignorance. I believe that! If one ignores something they cannot understand it ever, for they are pushing, sometimes, good things that are necessary to better their lives away from them. I ask the readers of this book to pay attention and care about what I care deeply about. I would not write this if I did not know it was worth the care of everyone..

There are also some great reflections from listeners of the program and a great link to an article on The Relationship Between Schizophrenia and Religion and Implications for Care.