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pregnant with twins bipolar girl friend

my girlfriend is bipolar about 14 weeks ago we found out she was pregnant. at that time she tols me the doctor instructed her to go off her medication. i tild her i didn't think being off her meds was a good idea for any reason but for the sake of the babies it was something she needed to do. i also told her at that time that i feared she would... Read more Chevron

posted 05/10/2011, comments (0)|

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The kids are (mostly) alright ...

At least 1 in 6 adults experiences an MI this year. That's 170 out of every 1000. But only 20 per 1,000 is receiving SSI or SSDI due to MI. So what are the other 150 per 1,000 doing?Working. Raising kids. Singing in the choir. Getting married. Walking the dog. Sewing curtains. Playing golf. Yelling for their favorite sports... Read more Chevron

posted 03/30/2011, comments (0)|

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You can't -- and maybe shouldn't -- always get what you want

As I've read the painful story about the DC teen with autism who has been jailed for assaulting a police officer, I hear the hearts of the parents who wonder: how can they balance their growing child's desire for adult freedoms with their knowledge that the child cannot maintain adult self-controls? These questions are big questions,... Read more Chevron

posted 03/28/2011, comments (0)|

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You can't -- and maybe shouldn't -- always get what you want

As I've read the painful story about the DC teen with autism who has been jailed for assaulting a police officer, I hear the hearts of the parents who wonder: how can they balance their growing child's desire for adult freedoms with their knowledge that the child cannot maintain adult self-controls? These questions are big questions,... Read more Chevron

posted 03/28/2011, comments (0)|

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Stigma? or discrimination?

Someone raised this question on another blog the other day and I thought it was a good one. We always talk about the stigma we experience ... but "stigma" is a technical term in social science. It defines the kind of difference that defines the edge of acceptability in a culture. If we consider our illness to be "stigmatized,"... Read more Chevron

posted 03/17/2011, comment (1)|

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