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OverviewMy brother Ronan, a long term chronic depression and schizophrenia patient, was admitted to Cork University in the summer of 2005 to undergo treatment with the breakthrough drug, Clozapine. However despite our family's misgivings and protestations and against our wishes, he was discharged before he had time to become fully accustomed to this new medication. Shortly afterwards he disappeared. He had very little money and no mobile phone. He had no passport and since all he had was a bus-pass, we convinced ourselves that he had just gone to Dublin for a few days. However following two weeks of no word and futile searching in Ireland, we took a decision to go to the national media to appeal for help. As a result of intensive media coverage, including the RTE News and the national press, we finally discovered that Ronan had somehow managed to fly to the UK on the day of his disappearance. Our search then moved to London. Extensive enquiries revealed that Ronan had returned to Heathrow Airport on a number of occasions. He was eventually ejected from the airport by the Metropolitan Police. Although forewarned of the seemingly insurmountable difficulties involved, my elder brother Martin and I, managed to crack the London media, garner the assistance of Scotland Yard and bluffed our way into the Irish Embassy in London. During our search we witnessed at first hand the appalling isolation and despair of the homeless in Ireland and London. We saw the darker side of London. We also encountered enormous support, assistance and goodwill from the most unexpected quarters. Against all the odds, we broke down wall after wall and with perseverance and some good fortune, we eventually found our brother, Ronan. Following a period of care in London, Ronan returned home to Cork, where he lives to this day, safe and sound - a dearly loved member of our large family. Ronan's story is timeless and is not only about mental health and homelessness. It is also about love, despair, hope and determination. It is about achieving the impossible. I have been asked may times to write this story but I feel this is the moment to do so. The story deals with the two biggest human interest topics in the public and media forums at the moment. The homeless situation in Ireland and is now at crisis point. While there are numerous causes and reasons for homelessness, research shows that it is related to and often overlaps with the growing incidence of serious mental health issues, particularly in young men. This is a unique and special story which I intend to market aggressively through radio, television and other media platforms as a means of highlighting the current crisis in Irish mental health care and the growing number of people needlessly living and dying on the streets of Ireland. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ciaran BaxterPublisher: Orla Kelly Publishing Imprint: Orla Kelly Self Publishing Services ISBN: 9781912328505ISBN 10: 191232850 Pages: 176 Publication Date: 23 November 2019 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgements v Part One xv August 14th 1 August 15th - 18th 7 August 19th - 20th 11 August 21st 23 August 22nd 29 August 23rd - 26th 33 August 27th - 29th 49 August 30th - 31st 53 Photographs - Part One 61 Mum and Dad on their Wedding Day 63 Early photo of some of the Baxter siblings 64 Lucas Industries where Dad worked 65 Irish Examiner newspaper appeal 66 Irish Independent newspaper appeal 67 Evening Echo newspaper appeal 68 Evening Echo newspaper front page appeal 69 CCTV image of Ronan at Cork Airport 70 Part Two 71 September 3rd 73 September 4th 87 September 5th 93 September 6th 109 September 7th 131 September 8th 141 Photographs - Part Two 145 Our poster of Ronan for UK 147 UK Missing Persons Org. letter 148 UK Missing Persons Org. email 149 UK Missing Persons Org. poster 150 Police Stop and Search Notice - Heathrow 151 Police Stop and Search Notice Cont. 152 Irish Post newspaper appeal in UK 153 Final Stop and Search Notice - Hounslow 154 Final Stop and Search Notice Cont. 155 Press Statement UK and Ireland 156 About the Author 157ReviewsAuthor InformationI am one of a large family of seven who was born and reared in the family home in Bishopstown, Cork. My mother died of cancer in December 1980 at the age of forty eight and her death left a big mark on all our lives. I attended school in Colaiste an Spioraid Naoimh, Bishopstown, Cork and afterwards I completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in University College Cork. After college I went on to work as a trainee accountant in Cork city and in 1983 I completed my accountancy exams, having being awarded first place in Ireland in my professional stage exams. In the same year, 1983, I started my own accountancy and tax advisory practice in Cork, Baxter & Associates, and thankfully through hard work, long hours and with some good fortune, the business grew and expanded. Partly due to the long hours of work and due to other related factors, in January 2013 I suffered a heart attack which resulted in an emergency heart operation that gave me a much needed wake-up call. As a result, in March 2016 I merged my practice with another firm and I have since been able to take a little more time out to concentrate on finishing this publication. I am married to Sally and we have three children, Jamie, Lisa and Kayleigh. This is the first book that I have written and while it has taken many years to finish, the story is timeless. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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