Download or read book Hope Shines Eternal written by Barbara Altman and published by Barbara altman. This book was released on 2015-04-20 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hope Shines Eternal narrates Altman's tumultuous journey. At age fifteen, the voices in her head became most persistent; hope for recovery plummeted. At age eighteen, she experienced a hideous hallucination: her face was distorted, eyes at the bottom and mouth at the top, ears sitting at strange angles, no nose, features twisted to the left. At forty-three, she despaired of finding anyone who had experience with brain abnormalities. More than just a memoir about the struggles involved with mental illness, Hope Shines Eternal is the story of a family's survival through alcoholism and the anguish of anxiety disorder. it tells of God's goodness shining forth in those who devote their lives to helping the mentally ill. It is Altman's story of transformation from victor to survivor, and from mental illness to health.