The Tunnel

A Memoir

De: Tripp Friedler

Narrado por: Tripp Friedler

The Tunnel is a father’s memoir about a family’s odyssey through the world of serious mental illness. It is a story about the battles Friedler’s son Henry fought with his parents, with various authority figures—including schools, teachers, and the police— and most importantly, the battles Henry fought with his own mind.

Henry’s story takes place for the most part in the distinctive air of Uptown New Orleans. He came from a well-educated and prosperous Southern family, the only son between two sisters. The memoir chronicles the way society views, treats, and even criminalizes the mentally ill. It is a love story of a husband and wife as well as a fractured love story of a father and son. But at its heart The Tunnel is a story of the resilience of a family, a man, and a marriage. It is a story of taking that gasp of air at the end of a tunnel—a breath that says you are alive, you made it through your own tunnel of darkness, and you will find happiness on the other side.

©2024 Tripp Friedler (P)2024 Tripp Friedler

Tragic Tale of a Victim of Our Mental Health Legal-Medical System

Mr. Friedler writes and speaks eloquently and forcefully about the madness of mental illness, of trying to find a rational solution for an illness that is not capable of one, and of the utter failure of our legal and medical systems to do anything other than to cycle patients in and out of treatment, discharging them from hospital settings when they are “stabilized” but not “cured,” leaving their families desperate for a solution that sometimes never comes. It is a touching and true story of love and loss. Outstanding.

Wonderful read! Recommend highly.

Tripp takes challenging family dynamics and turns them into a beautiful family story written with so much hope and love. Great parenting with three very special children.