Forgiving Troy: A True Story of Murder, Mental Illness and Recovery With Thom Bierdz From Y&R

Join Jacqueline Foreman as she interviews actor and author Thom Bierdz who wrote the powerful memoir Forgiving Troy: A True Story of Murder, Mental Illness and Recovery. In 1989, Thom's brother Troy beat their mother to death with a baseball bat. Thom Bierdz is currently on a recurring role on the CBS daytime drama The Young and the Restless—with seven million daily viewers—reprising his role from twenty years ago. He is a fan favorite and his book opens all of the doors and windows into his personal life of tragedy and redemption, the murder of his mother, familial mental illness, and Thom's now openly gay and proud lifestyle. Thom has forgiven his schizophrenic brother, Troy, who will spend the rest of his life in a Wisconsin state prison. Thom's true-life tale of love and loss, terror and triumph, will take your breath away—and play on every single emotion you own!