Claire Robson

On a Sunday morning in 1967, Frederick J. Frese, an intelligent, charming, and successful businessman, writhed before of the altar in the Milwaukee cathedral as he felt God transform him into an agent of Armageddon. Dragged to a nearby psychiatric facility, Frese was diagnosed with schizophrenia, and was told he would spend the rest of his life as a ward of the state. Fortunately, Frese was not the kind of person to let something small like civil imprisonment keep him down.

Dr. Frese’s memoir, COPING WITH THE CHRONICALLY NORMAL is a inspiring tale of hope for anyone who has ever felt like an outsider, and stood tall in their belief that normalcy is overrated.