Miles Cole

Miles is a young man of sixteen who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. He was always awkward at school and shy around others, but at about fourteen, he had his first schizophrenic episode in the public bathroom on North Beach in San Francisco. After this incident, he was treated medically, but the meds didn’t seem to help.

His symptoms of headaches, nausea, hallucinations, hearing voices, and freaking out started coming back slowly until they were full blown. He neglected to tell his parents, friends, or doctor about any of these changes. He hid his symptoms well. Because of that, he had a major backslide to the point of attempting suicide.

He has a very supportive family who wants nothing more than to help him, but he doesn’t open up and tell them the truth about what he’s going through. His younger sister, Janey, is...