Author Description

Travis' dream to be a professional trombone player comes crashing down as he finds out he has paranoid schizophrenia and autism. Life has become very difficult for Travis since his diagnosis. Travis trombone started talking to him when he was playing it so he got rid of it. Now years later Travis wants to get back into music and playing trombone now that he is on better medication for his illness. You will see how the combination of autism and schizophrenia changed Travis' life forever. Now he works hard to reclaim the life he once had as a musician playing the trombone. He will begin pursuing his dream of becoming a professional trombone player again now that he is healthy. With support from friends and family Travis begins to pursue the possibility of returning to music and playing the trombone. He goes from college to college to try and fit in socially all throughout the process. He has a hard time understanding why he couldn't connect with people but he knows the one thing that he always connected with before the voices started was his trombone. Now Travis plans to find comfort from purchasing a new trombone and starting his life over on the right medications.