#1 - Pre-Exchange - Pak Bambang's story - Memory of my face
Pak Bambang asks, "how can I be a normal person again?" Something fundamental yet profound. What does it mean to be normal?
Bambang Rudjito is a university-educated Indonesian man diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder with a caring wife and energetic son.
In his words, "Mental illness is just like any other illness, if the doctor says that you have to take the medicine, do take it. Don't stigmatize the family. Please be there and support the patient so he feels good about himself, and gets better and recovers. ... Please be aware and admit that we are ill, because from the awareness that we are ill will emerge the intention to recover and to be better and better, to get better and better." - Bambang Rudjito
Powerful storytelling through the lenses of a person afflicted with mental illness.
