Where's Tommy

""This story is a raw and intimate journey into Tommy Lennon's life after he suffered a head injury in a surfing accident. Tommy was a charming, creative, funny teenager, but after the accident, the changes were dramatic and scary. Debbie Lennon, his mother, offers a gripping account of his life and their family's heartbreaking experience. This story is essential reading for anyone with a loved one in need of support."" -Chuck and Marilyn Braverman, Producer and Director of A Revolving Door, an award-winning documentary about Tommy Lennon ""Tommy's story of going from a normal teenage boy to psychosis in a matter of weeks is heartbreaking. The serious mental illness that results from his head injury shows all the classic symptoms, including addiction, and plunges Tommy and his family into our fractured behavioral health system."" -Ratan Bhavnani, Executive Director, NAMI Ventura County, National Alliance on Mental Illness Board President from 2005-2008 ""I truly have not met a family like the Lennons. They have worked relentlessly to learn, understand, and challenge a system that has left them frustrated, empty, and understandably angry."" -Mark Stadler, Retired Police Commander, Crisis Intervention Expert ""I've followed Tommy's life story since ""A Revolving Door"" came out in 2006. Tommy's life displays the heartbreak of brain injury, the deception of drugs, and the failures in our mental health and legal system in dealing with people like Tommy. His life is also a story of the Lennon family's unconditional love and unending fight for Tommy. Your heart will be stirred as you become a part of this wonderful family's trials and triumphs in the ensuing pages. I cannot recommend this book enough."" -Todd Clements, MD, Psychiatrist & Former Associate to Dr. Daniel Amen from the Amen Clinic * ""Tommy's story cannot hit any closer to home for me. As a lifelong California surfer myself and a brain injury survivor who also had a surfing accident, in many ways this story is an alternate version of what could have happened to me. As much as this is a story of a complete societal and systemic failure to help someone who struggled with a brain injury, Tommy's story will also serve as a tremendous driving force for change and awareness for future survivors of brain injuries. A must-read for anyone affected by traumatic brain injury. "" -Bjorn Hazelquist, Professional Surfer, Founder Strength In Pain Foundation. ""The Lennon family reminds me of a baby's mobile dangling over a baby's crib. Even touching the centerpiece sets all other pieces in jiggling motion. Tommy became the centerpiece of this family by necessity after his surfing accident, and his actions in turn ""jiggled"" everyone who loved him. Please read this book to help you understand, and join the Lennons and millions of other families who are carrying the brain injury load of care to help change the way brain injury, drug abuse, and mental illness are handled in America. -Sue Rueb, founder of Brain Rehabilitation and Injury Network (B.R.A.I.N.)