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    Miracle Wanted!
    Miracle Wanted!
    Miracle Wanted!
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    Miracle Wanted!

    By Victor Bellini

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    A father who wishes to remain anonymous tells the story of his son who develops symptoms of schizophrenia in his late teens and is later diagnosed with suffering from an acute case of delusional paranoia. What follows is twenty years of trying to find an acceptable modus vivendi via different medications, hospitalizations, jobs, living accommodations and special schooling. But nothing seems to work except, perhaps, a miracle!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherVictor Bellini
    Release dateMar 13, 2016
    ISBN9781310017520
    Miracle Wanted!
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    Victor Bellini

    Victor or Vittorio Bellini - a retired business executive - received his early education in Italy and later in England and Canada. He joined a multinational corporation and was fast-tracked to senior management postings in several countries. In his retirement he drew from his international knowledge to create engrossing stories in global settings. The author lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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      Miracle Wanted! - Victor Bellini

      Miracle wanted!

      A true story

      By

      Anonymous

      A gifted and caring young man’s

      struggle to live with schizophrenia

      Copyright © 2016 by Victor Bellini

      Smashwords Edition

      Books by Victor Bellini

      Adventures in Multinational Business

      - The Libyan Affair

      - The Casablanca Connection

      -The Russian Oligarch

      - The Mexican Seduction

      - The Chinese Manuscript

      Other novels

      - A Secret

      - The Union

      - La Mano del Destino (in Italian)

      - Inspired in Venice

      Short stories:

      - One-night Stands

      - Sex in Vienna

      - Miracle wanted!

      Biographies:

      A turbulent career

      Amen!

      Available in digital and paperback formats from most online bookstores

      Note

      This is the true story of a young man fighting schizophrenia. The raconteur is his father who wishes to remain anonymous but can be contacted, if necessary, at the following email address:

      leopardpress@outlook.com

      Initial signs

      Born in Toronto in 1976, my son Michael grew up in the comfort and relative privilege of an upper middle class family, with two older brothers, a stay-at-home mother and a father (me) working for a Canadian multinational. In 1981, following my transfer to England on an expatriate assignment, Michael and his two brothers were enrolled in an English private school in England. Michael, at the age of five, was placed in first grade, a year ahead of his age group. Three years later, following my transfer from England to Italy, he was enrolled in grade four in another English private school in Rome. His two older brothers were also in the same school. Michael did not excel in his primary education, but managed to pass comfortably all six grades. Then, in 1987, I was transferred back to Toronto, where Michael continued his education in public schools, from grade seven onward.

      While in Europe, the family benefited from an easy lifestyle in well-to-do living conditions and a lot of family tours throughout the continent. Michael was therefore exposed to different cultures and had a chance to practice different sports, including skiing, swimming, sailing, sea-surfing, tennis, horseback riding, soccer and rugby. He was also educated in music and had several years of lessons in musical instruments, such as violin and pianoforte. He never excelled in any of those endeavors, but was no slouch either and held his own with his classmates.

      On his return to Canada and to a more normal lifestyle, Michael did not show signs of suffering, but never looked like a happy boy. As he was starting to develop his manhood in those days, it seemed normal that his demeanor would change somewhat. A few years later, however, it became clear that he was having some problems, which were eventually proven to be due to smoking and drinking in hiding. But otherwise he was a normal kid mixing freely with a few neighborhood friends. His school work was never brilliant, but well within average and always good enough to pass.

      In early 1992, however, at the age of sixteen, his high-school performance in grade eleven became problematic. An interview with his teacher and school principal made it clear that Michael would not be promoted and was destined to repeat the same grade. That possibility was an absolute no-no in his mind, as he became very agitated and irascible at the idea of having to repeat the year. At that time I had been transferred once again and worked in Montreal, commuting weekly while waiting for the end of the school year to move the family. In the meantime both his brothers were in university, living on campus, both a year ahead of their age group. Michael wanted to be the same.

      To make him feel better, I thought that an early transfer to Montreal would make him believe he did not have to repeat the year (high-school ends a year earlier in Quebec, but is followed by two years of pre-university college). Michael welcomed the move and started schooling in Montreal, in mid-year of grade ten. He passed the grade fairly well and understood that he had essentially repeated the year but did not complain, probably because he did not have to lose face with his former schoolmates. However, he was a bit of a loner and did not make friends. The following year in grade eleven he had an easier time with schoolwork but was caught smoking and sleeping in the library on occasions. I was called to the Principal’s office to discuss the problem and eventually agreed that, while we needed to be vigilant in future, that kind of behavior was not uncommon for kids his age.

      A year later, at the age of seventeen, he started CEGEP (a pre-university program) at John Abbot College in Montreal. He did fairly well the first term but on the second term he deteriorated. As I drove him to college every morning, I noticed increasing reluctance and lack of interest in attending classes, as his mother and I had to force him out of bed too many

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