An Uphill Struggle

About the Book

Managing Dual Diagnosis in the Family

A Mother's Story

An Uphill Struggle is an insightful and heart warming blend of memoir and research as a mother sifts through past attempting to understand the devastating connection between ADD and Chemical Addiction (Dual Diagnosis) as it played out in life and death of her two sons.

It speaks from the heartof their struggles with the undiagnosed and untreatable disorder of ADD and their attempts to self medicate to normalize their turbulent minds.

With great honesty and sensitivity, An Uphill Struggle reaches out to parents locked in a tangle of circumstances that seems at times, beyond their control and understanding.

About the Author

Transitioning from corporate sales to a grant facilitator, Barbara’s experience includes youth drug and alcohol prevention, healthy aging for seniors and public speaking. She divides her time between Northern New Jersey and Florida