I am 24 years old. I have a bed, an exciting education, good friends, and parties to go to. In my family we almost take this for granted, since everyone follows this pattern.

This was also the case for my mother's cousin, Uffe Helles, when he was in his mid-twenties. Soon after, he was struck suddenly by Shizophrenia, and his life turned upside down.

In 2008 I visited him for the first time. I wanted to meet my family's opposite side.