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Sunday, September 07, 2008
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In the next week or two, I will resume my series of blogs called Choices in Recovery. In one of his recent interviews, John McCain talked about the effect on his life of having endured six years of torture and isolation, of living in a 4' x 6' North Vietnamese prison cell. He said he m...

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Beautiful
Christina Bruni
Monday, September 08, 2008 at 08:35 AM

Hi Robin,

Politics aside, what a beautiful SharePost you've written.

I love the ending about the secret handshake.

As much as it can be easier at times, at other times, it is not easy.

Always, a battle.

Yet always, the chance to learn and grow and be well, even with the devastating reality of living with schizophrenia.

Great post.

Regards,

cb

McCain's example
pylgrym
Tuesday, September 09, 2008 at 09:06 PM

An excellent assessment! Struggle, suffering, endurance, humility, triumph. What McCain has experienced indeed can be a model for us all. What SZnics endure can be an inspiration for us all. Hard as it may be, we are reminded to have faith and to live out the full measure of our lives as God intends for us all in each our own way. We are all children of God. We are all called to higher purpose. We all must bear our crosses and by so doing realize the ultimate joy of triumph. God puts upon us no crosses we cannot bear.

John McCain and Schizophrenia
Candida
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 at 12:39 AM

Hi, Should I feel sorry for John McCain and vote for him or should be sorry for the tousands of people whom are not going to get any benefits if McCain get elect.?

re: John McCain and Schizophrenia
Robin Cunningham
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 at 06:31 AM

Candida:

I most definately do not feel sorry for John McCain. Sure, he suffered for his country, but he's drained every last once of sympathy out of his his experience. He's now using his misfortune for political purposes.

I hope against hope that the thousands of people that will be damaged if he's elected, never have to suffer the neglect and disenfranshisement that John McCain's economic policies would yield. I hope that the residents of Ohio and Pennsylvania will vote in their own economic self interest. I believe the rest of our population who do not live in a swing state will be gratful.

Robin

Robin

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Anonymous
Monday, September 29, 2008 at 04:13 PM

- I'd like to extend my hand out for a handshake and it doesnt need to be secret at all. I have recently met and have become very close to a 51 year old schizophrenic who spent 26 years of his life in prison. He has been free for 7 years and has found it very difficult to reassimilate into society because of his illness and the fact that he was institutionalized for so long.

I am a nurse and from what I can tell his only stable reliable support system. The most frustrating thing for me has been that I am able to identify so many things that he can change easily & quickly to improve his life, but he is unable to follow through. Recently, I spent a whole day just reading and I now know that we have to take things slow and if i am truly sincere about helping him then I need to work on having patience with him. He has to have small attainable goals at first before we can move on to the bigger things he needs to address. He is a survivor and I know with the right medication, therapy and friends/support he can have a better life.