It consumes every waking moment of her life. and to stand on one foot to please Him and different do this but don't do that. Later it will be God telling her to read her bible until 3.45 a.m. That little voice we all have in our heads has become an external entity, a monstertelling her what she can and can't do to keep the brain cancer away and her family safe. It starts off easy, do this and you won't have cancer, don't do that and your mother won't get cancer, die in a car accident or or or, don't touch this, don't eat don't don't don't. remember all that not stepping on the cracks? AND then She has a dream - she has a brain tumour. Nice normal girl from a nice normal well-off home doing all the right things. Neat clothes and hair, always wore make-up even at 15, ambitions to go to an Ivy League, crush on a suitable guy, friends to eat lunch and go shopping in the mall with. This brave memoir tracks Allison’s descent and ultimately hopeful climb out of the depths. When notebook paper, pencils, and most schoolbooks were declared dangerous to her health, her GPA imploded, along with her plans for the future.įinally, she allowed herself to ask for help and was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Her parents questioned her behavior, leading to explosive fights. Unable to act “normal,” the once-popular Allison became an outcast. She had to avoid hair dryers, calculators, cell phones, computers, anything green, bananas, oatmeal, and most of her own clothing. Over the following weeks, her brain listed more dangers and fixes. It started with avoiding sidewalk cracks and quickly grew to counting steps as loudly as possible.
Allison believed that she must do something to stop the cancer in her dream from becoming a reality. She was a dedicated student with tons of extracurricular activities, friends, and loving parents at home.īut after awakening from a vivid nightmare in which she was diagnosed with brain cancer, she was convinced the dream had been a warning.
Until sophomore year of high school, fifteen-year-old Allison Britz lived a comfortable life in an idyllic town. A brave teen recounts her debilitating struggle with obsessive-compulsive disorder-and brings readers through every painful step as she finds her way to the other side-in this powerful and inspiring memoir.
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