Skitzo Moms

M. R. Cooper has a Bachelor of Arts from The Ohio State University. She attended college on a full academic scholarship. She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated. She is one of eight children. She was born and raised in Cleveland, OH. Her mother is a paranoid schizophrenic with multiple personality disorder. Her mother has resided in a state-run mental health facility for about 25 years now. Her father worked sixteen hours shifts for six days a week, in a Steel Mill for thirty-seven years, as she was growing up. He is now retired. She has been through many challenges throughout her life and she is still standing. She’s a living testament that through Christ all things are possible. She is brilliant, optimistic and resilient, despite it all.
M.R. Cooper has written two poetry books, five plays, nine children stories, and she is a lyrist. Everything she writes, tells a story, is thought provoking and takes you on a journey. She is married to Marvin. They reside in Columbus Ohio. They have two children and have been married for fifteen years.