Discuss: "Sailing on Broken Pieces" NAMI Book Discussion

6:30 PM - 7:45 PM
Prosser Library
Community Room

Event Details

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Dr. Gary Rhule's book, Sailing on Broken Pieces is told from the triple perspective of a sibling, caregiver and emergency room doctor who treats people with mental illness in the emergency room and copes with the same concerns at home. It is told through vignettes from the emergency room intertwined with common symptoms of mental illness. The goal of Sailing on
Broken Pieces
is to eliminate the stigma of mental illness.

Dr. Rhule will participate in tonight's book discussion.

Sailing on Broken Pieces is unique from this triple perspective of ER doctor, sibling and caregiver of a person with mental illness. One in 3 Americans is a family caregiver for persons with mental illness. Sailing on Broken Pieces provides strategies and
insights on how to cope while providing support for a family member.

Dr. Gary Rhule is a board certified Internal Medicine
physician, and healthcare management consultant. He worked for many years as an emergency room doctor treating those
affected by physical illness, as well as
mental illness. He honed the vital life skills to cope with
mental illness as a result of his emergency room experience. He is interested in improving the mental health system, removing the stigma of mental illness, and closing gaps in health disparity. He was born in Jamaica, and has lived in the U.S. since his
teenage years. He now lives in Connecticut with his family.

Copies of the book will be available at the library.



Event Type(s): Adult Program
Age Group(s): Adults
Carol Lennig
(860) 243-9721 ext. 3558