Yassin started posting her phone conversations with her 96-year-old granny (Delia Simmonds) who resides in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands for her to reflect on in the future holding onto those long-lasting memories on Facebook.
Not realizing that her #GrannyChronicles would become memories for others far away from their grandmothers or have passed on.
I can attest to the truth of the community attitudes towards mental illness and the tremendous lack of understanding of its impact on children. Shame and secrecy still dominates the landscape and the pain that the author experienced as a child was authentic. I applaud Yassin's courage to come out of the shadow's and share her story. The pain must be met by a grassroots surge of acceptance and compassion for the problem and this book is a beginning.
Tiger
USA
★★★★★
Wow! A powerful testimony of a young woman's survival, strength and triumph over the effects of the most misunderstood illness in the world. God truly is amazing, as evidenced by the author's willingness to admit that He was watching over her all along.
L. Cruz
USA
★★★★★
Excellent book about mental illness. Born and raised in the Virgin Islands myself, I could relate to so many of the things that were said and the places mentioned. I commend the author for sharing her story. I think in many aspects it is still a taboo subject that people don't know what to do with or how to help. So instead, they do nothing and the cycle continues.
