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Adam's mom

posted 02/16/2009, comment (1)

Help me to understand

Hopefully, you are not all getting sick of my posts. Today, Adam wanted to go to Subway. We got to the car and he changed his mind. He said he didn't feel ready to go even though he had been asking me to take him for a half hour. I tried to give him a minute to change his mind, but he didn't. Later, he went to the grocery store just fine. Can... Read more Chevron

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posted 02/15/2009, comment (1)

Turning pain into action

Today I read an article in Parade, a magazine that comes with the L.A. Times on Sundays. It was about how Susan Axelrod set out to save her daughter from uncontrollable Epileptic Seizures. She got to know other moms who were in the same position, formed a non profit organization to increase public awareness and raised money for research. I'm not... Read more Chevron

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posted 01/25/2009, comments (4)

CHOICES II-17 - We can do this the easy way or . . .

In books, movies and TV shows we've all heard the phrase - "We can do this the easy way or the hard way, the choice is yours." In any context this line offers a clear choice. The consequences of that choice are implicit, but nonetheless quite clear. In this series, CHOICES II (Choices in Recovery), we are talking about... Read more Chevron

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posted 01/25/2009, comments (3)

CHOICES II-17 - We can do this the easy way or . . .

In books, movies and TV shows we've all heard the phrase - "We can do this the easy way or the hard way, the choice is yours." In any context this line offers a clear choice. The consequences of that choice are implicit, but nonetheless quite clear. In this series, CHOICES II (Choices in Recovery), we are talking about... Read more Chevron

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posted 01/25/2009, comments (13)

My daughter has schizophrenia.....My heart is broken

We have been struggling for years with my daughter, 25 years old. Diagnosed 4 years ago...and still taking one day at a time with the condition. I have to always remember....this is NOT my daughter...this is her illness that makes her act this way. Her relapse has drained me and the rest of the family for 6 weeks... Read more Chevron

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