This book is based on true facts in the life of a young lad from Gateshead, in northeast England. Geordie lived in a one-bedroom, upstairs flat with his Mam, his Dad and his seven brothers and sisters. He had a way of attracting trouble and the police were forever at the front door. At the age of eight fate struck him a blow that would change his life forever after an accident triggered epileptic fits. This is the story of how Geordie coped when his life changed dramatically and he was sent to an institution in the south of England.