Information and opinions on health from Kathryn Usher at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/19693/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/19693/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/19693/index http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/19693/20297/lorenzo-dr-drew Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:41:00 -0500 Kathryn Usher I know Lorenzo's Oil is just a movie and Susan Sarandon and Nick Nolte are only actors pretending to be passionate parents trying to save their son but I'd like a big wedge of that passion in the care giving of bipolar patients. The equivalent of Lorenzo's nurses in white uniforms tenderly suctioning out the mouth of that child.  There's too much blaming of bipolar patients and their families anytime help is sought. Or... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/19693/20297/lorenzo-dr-drew http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/19693/20043/crime-life-teen Tue, 05 Feb 2008 05:25:00 -0500 Kathryn Usher We have always been glad there were no schizophrenics in our house. Television made us this way.“Kate, fix me some coffee,” Daddy said to her as she scurried from the computer in the front room to the kitchen.I tried not to hold my breath as I waited for this request to bump into her. Her moods had been mutating quicker than bouncing die in a Pop-A-Matic dome. “Oh, alright.” She picked up the blue mug from the coffee... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/19693/20043/crime-life-teen http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/19693/19870/hate-cancer Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:16:00 -0500 Kathryn Usher I want someone to do a warm fuzzy commercial that tells me “… we offer bipolar patients the most sophisticated forms of neurobiological therapies in combination with complementary therapies, including nutrition, spiritual support, mind-body medicine and naturopathic medicine. If you or a loved one are exploring bipolar treatment options call 800…”   Jealous.  Plain and simple. http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/19693/19870/hate-cancer http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/19693/19447/midnight-blur Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:35:00 -0500 Kathryn Usher Sometimes the scariest part of living with someone who is bipolar are those middle of the night mishaps. With all the meds my husband, Charlie, has pumping through his body you'd think it would be enough to keep him asleep once he falls out but he has always fought sleep. And that can lead to strange night time happenings. Like cans of tuna and rechargeable batteries being thrown away. Or the creation of pots of coffee without... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/19693/19447/midnight-blur http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/19693/19230/high-school Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:27:00 -0500 Kathryn Usher  My 20-year-old daughter started to a four year college this week. When she was 16 we put her into the local community college. She is bipolar and our local public or private school system never did what they should have to help her.  Most folks don't know you don't have graduate high school to go to college. So why waste your time fighting? And why waste your child's time when they can learn and get college credit? What... http://www.healthcentral.com/bipolar/c/19693/19230/high-school