Green Apples and Salt Sandwiches

This is a fictional account of Marie who was abused in a very dysfunctional family, led by a controlling mother who suffered from multiple mental illnesses including schizophrenia; and a father who either couldn’t comprehend what was happening to his family, or just did not care. One of the many horrific experiences was being forced to eat green apples or salt sandwiches for most of her childhood; had she not she would have starved to death. Social Service and religious organizations saw wh...