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Christina Bruni

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posted 02/28/2008, comments (3)

Faith, Hope and Charity

The three graces of recovery are faith, hope and charity. When the night is long, faith is instrumental in guiding us through. Early on, I couldn't see the outcome for my efforts; however, I persisted until the end of the road appeared. Faith is a belief in the impossible that becomes real as we go through our lives. Years ago nobody... Read more Chevron

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posted 02/19/2008, comments (3)

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hello, im 17 and my father is schizophrenic. and i love him to death he is my hero my best friend my rock and my heart and without him i might not be here today. i feel so bad for my dad because in his word "ive got to take medicine everyday to be what society considers normal" and it hurts me to watch him hurt another thing that worries... Read more Chevron

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posted 01/26/2008, comments (2)

hope to go back to work real soon.

Yesterday I met with a woman who works with vocational re-hap in which she helps disabled people who want to go back to work. It is a free service funded by the state for people with disabilities. The meeting went quite well and i am looking forward to working with this lady. Vocational re-hap also works with a couple of different other agenices.... Read more Chevron

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posted 10/28/2007, comments (4)

CHOICES: #6 - There is Hope, even Promise

As I mentioned earlier in this series of blogs, I believe that for those of us with schizophrenia, Functionality is the first milestone on our journey of recovery. This includes functionality in our own eyes and in the eyes of society. Whether we have schizophrenia or not, functionality in our eyes is pretty much what we decide it... Read more Chevron

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posted 01/11/2007, comments (0)

Optimism and Hope for Successful Treatment Outcomes

At the NAMI 2006 convention in June, Ronald Diamond, MD, a psychiatrist affiliated with the University of Wisconsin at Madison, led a poster session titled “Striving Toward Recovery: Setting New Expectations in Schizophrenia.” It gave an unapologetically rosy view that raises the bar for psychiatrists everywhere, who will have to work if we... Read more Chevron

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