January “Jani” Schofield was diagnosed with childhood onset schizophrenia when she was six years old. At the age of 11 she was the subject of the documentary Born Schizophrenic: Jani & Bodhi’s Journey. Bodhi is her 6-year-old brother who has been diagnosed with autism. Their parents, Michael and Susan Schofield, are concerned that he, too, is showing signs of schizophrenia.
[Michael Schofield’s book January First: A Child’s Descent into Madness and Her Father’s Struggle to Save Her was a New York Times Bestseller]
Since the documentary was made, Michael Schofield announced that he and his wife are divorcing. Michael wrote on the Jani Foundation blog: “I wish I still loved their mother (Susan). I really do. I wish to God I could still feel for Susan what I felt when it was just us, before Bohdhi, before January, before anyone knew who the fuck we were.” Born Schizophrenic: Jani & Bodhi’s Journey will air on TLC on April 4 at 7pm, 8pm and 11pm.
