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Title: Detour from Normal

Author: Ken Dickson

Narrator: Michael Rubino

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-06-17

Publisher: Ken Dickson

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

Despite access to the greatest healthcare in the world, US citizens are not immune to medical horror stories. Such was the experience of Ken Dickson, a beloved husband and father and respected engineer with no history of mental illness. What should have been an ordinary surgical procedure changed that, propelling him into a high security psychiatric ward where psychiatrists branded him a danger to himself and others.

This gut-wrenching story is leaving readers shocked at the author's treatment, and appalled by how quickly a medical situation fell through the cracks, sending the patient spiraling uncontrollably into medically-induced madness.

This book is not, however, only about Ken. It is the story of two people deeply in love but torn apart by fate, an eye-opening introduction to the stigma of mental illness, and a personal run-in with the poor broken souls trapped in psychiatric care. It is a rich and varied exploration of our humanity written from the unique perspective of someone suffering from mental illness. Detour from Normal is a book that you cannot afford to ignore, with a message that you will not want to dismiss: tomorrow, next year, or five years from now, this could happen to you.

Members Reviews:

I'm so glad I read this book!

Rarely do I read a book from start to finish without putting it down. This is one of those books. Very well written and wholly engaging, it took me on a surreal and yet easily understandable journey though the mind and experiences of someone marginalized by society as insane. That he is able to describe with such incredible attention to detail his delusions and how he was made to suffer so much cruelty and injustice at the hands of those we trust with our lives, including medical doctors, peace officers, guards, emergency medical technicians, nurses, psychiatrists, lawyers and even a judge, is amazing. What a great book!

It is sad how so much of our society is prejudiced against the mentally ill, regarding them as unthinking and unfeeling, and therefore undeserving of any compassion. The author does a great service to us all by correcting this misunderstanding. With this book, he has not only prepared me for what may be my experience should something similar happen to me, he has also taught me how to show more patience and love towards those who suffer as he did. His book has the power to make the world a better place. It should be required reading for all those who are preparing themselves for any type of work involving the mentally ill.

By the time readers finish this book, they will understand themselves better and learn to get more out of life, regardless of where they fall on the scale of fully sane (is anyone fully sane?) to insane. If they have friends or family members who are mentally ill, they will love them more and have more joy in their relationships with them. If they work with the mentally ill, their work will take on a whole new meaning; it will be more fulfilling and more satisfying.

The authorâs summary towards the end of the lessons he has learned through all of his experiences described in this book are beautiful and inspiring. His conclusions resonate as true with me and have given me a brighter hope for the future of humanity.

This book is being reviewed by my Dad, Ralph Jedda

I met Ken and his wife recently when he purchased my used van. He seemed like a normal very intelligent guy. When he told me his story, I could not connect the man with what he was telling me.