This brave memoir tracks Allison’s descent and ultimately hopeful climb out of the depths. When notebook paper, pencils, and most schoolbooks were declared dangerous to her health, her GPA imploded, along with her plans for the future.įinally, she allowed herself to ask for help and was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Her parents questioned her behavior, leading to explosive fights. Unable to act “normal,” the once-popular Allison became an outcast. she has a dream where the doctors tell her she has a lump in her brain and it is cancer. Why does Allison think she has brain cancer. sam, they went on an icecream date once but Allison has not talked to him since. She had to avoid hair dryers, calculators, cell phones, computers, anything green, bananas, oatmeal, and most of her own clothing. sara, her social climbing (popular) best friend. Over the following weeks, her brain listed more dangers and fixes. It started with avoiding sidewalk cracks and quickly grew to counting steps as loudly as possible. Allison believed that she must do something to stop the cancer in her dream from becoming a reality. She was a dedicated student with tons of extracurricular activities, friends, and loving parents at home.īut after awakening from a vivid nightmare in which she was diagnosed with brain cancer, she was convinced the dream had been a warning. Until sophomore year of high school, fifteen-year-old Allison Britz lived a comfortable life in an idyllic town. This brave memoir tracks Allison's descent and ultimately hopeful climb out of the depths.A brave teen recounts her debilitating struggle with obsessive-compulsive disorder-and brings readers through every painful step as she finds her way to the other side-in this powerful and inspiring memoir. Unable to act 'normal,' the once-popular Allison became an outcast. She had to avoid hair dryers, calculators, cell phones, computers, anything green, bananas, oatmeal, and most of her own clothing.

But after awakening from a vivid nightmare in which she was diagnosed with brain cancer, she was convinced the dream had been a warning. She was a dedicated student with tons of extracurricular activities, friends, and loving parents at home.

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