Creative Writing Pursuit- In 300 words,fictionalize an event that happened to one of your parents, siblings, or relatives

Joe was one child out of eight. He came from a very traditional Portuguese family. Joe moved to Canada when he was 9 years old, and learned the English language upon arrival. He grew up in Penticton, and had a pretty normal childhood until the age of 18 when everything went downhill. Drugs started to take over his life, and he began sending threats to his loved ones. On one occasion, Joe had threatened to kill his own mother with a knife. He was under the impression that his mother was “Satan” but in reality, she was a very Catholic woman. Incidentally, Joe was later on diagnosed as being Bi-Polar. He believed his illness was all a big conspiracy, and that everyone was out to get him. Suicide thoughts were constantly running through his mind and he eventually went crazy. He was unable to be admitted into a psychiatric ward because he never had a family doctor. His younger sister, Lucia, and his mother, Lunatina, had to convince the medical office to allow Joe to attend their facility. Months went by the police were unable to allow it without the permission of a doctor. In the meantime, Joe was reported for dangerous driving and nearly took the lives of innocent bystanders. Joe’s actions negatively affected his family, friends, and as wells as the animals he took care of. One day, he accidently forgot to close his bird cage and his bird defecated all over his furniture. This bird was his best friend and he took him everywhere he went. He was extremely furious and his Bi-Polar caused him to physically abuse his beloved friend. He held a lighter and burnt the bird’s feathers in order to prohibit his ability to defecate. After months of waiting he was finally admitted to a Psychiatric Ward. While he was there he eventually overcame his illness by taking his medication. He soon after realized his mother wasn’t “Satan”. He left the Psychiatric Ward a month later and has never felt better. He stopped taking drugs and got a job as a logger. His mother was no longer scared of him but proud of him for overcoming his illness. Joe started appreciating his mother and the life he has given himself.