http://www.schizophrenia.com/blog15/ Letters to the Great Undiagnosed en-us 2006-10-10T15:38:21+00:00 http://www.schizophrenia.com/blog15/archives/004051.html The mother of a son with schizophrenia on 'Letting Go' I learned the previous words on 'letting go' through Alanon. I understood them and practiced them. Then my son was diagnosed with schizophrenia. I have been struggling for nine... Doe 2006-10-10T15:38:21+00:00 http://www.schizophrenia.com/blog15/archives/004050.html October 4th, 2006 is the anniversary of my son's diagnosis. It has been a rough year for me physically. Two trips and falls, torn knee cartillage, surgery, physical therapy, and just when it was safe to come out of the... Doe 2006-10-10T15:11:59+00:00 http://www.schizophrenia.com/blog15/archives/002075.html Dear Oprah, I'd gladly trade anything I posess without a moments hesitation for just one chance to tell the world that people like my son are suffering from one of the most frightening and misunderstood diseases a human being will... Doe 2005-07-09T23:03:46+00:00 http://www.schizophrenia.com/blog15/archives/001982.html Another letter to 'The Great Undiagnosed': To MSNBC I am writing in reference to Matt Lauer's interview with Tom Cruise on the Today Show. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8343367/ Every reporter knows how imperative it is to give both sides of an issue equal... Doe 2005-06-25T19:05:41+00:00 http://www.schizophrenia.com/blog15/archives/001075.html Dear average American Citizen, As the mother of a son with Paranoid Schizophrenia I have been struggling with the issue of prayer for quite some time. It is not that I have lost faith. I have been running on it... Doe 2004-10-05T14:29:07+00:00 http://www.schizophrenia.com/blog15/archives/000921.html Dear Average American Citizen, As a parent of a son with a neurobiological disease, specifically Paranoid Schizophrenia, I live with my own set of fears. Granted my fears pale in comparison to the level of fear that conjures the clinical... Doe 2004-08-29T22:06:00+00:00 http://www.schizophrenia.com/blog15/archives/000799.html Dear average American Citizen: Every one's child is at risk: "Statement of Carol Carothers of Augusta, Maine on Behalf of NAMI (The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill) Before the Governmental Affairs Committee, United States Senate on Juvenile Detention Centers:... Doe 2004-08-04T22:52:19+00:00 http://www.schizophrenia.com/blog15/archives/000798.html Dear Average American Citizen: I've been a little busy. It started like this when one mom wrote: "Aids made a quilt. MADD sent a shoe to represent victims. The homeless coalition sent a penny for each homeless person. Any... Doe 2004-08-04T21:47:36+00:00 http://www.schizophrenia.com/blog15/archives/000616.html Dear Average American Citizen, Well, the cards of grief have been shuffled. Which one is it today? Denial? Anger? Bargaining? Depression? Acceptance? Today I'm angry. Today it is about my losses. Not my son's. Funny how this part of the... Doe 2004-06-17T20:18:01+00:00 http://www.schizophrenia.com/blog15/archives/000527.html Dear Average American Citizen, Please forgive my absence from this blog. I have been dealing with issues too numerous to mention. One calamity after another. I have a quiet moment and am determined to spend it here. I am counting... Doe 2004-05-27T16:31:10+00:00 http://www.schizophrenia.com/blog15/archives/000366.html Dear Average American Citizen, In telling you and informing you that schizophrenia is a disease, I ask you to use this knowledge somehow to stop the stigma. I ask you to stop blaming not only the sufferer, but the parent... Doe 2004-04-27T04:16:51+00:00 http://www.schizophrenia.com/blog15/archives/000305.html Dear Average American Citizen, I found myself vigorously scrubbing marks off the wall the other day, only to discover quite to my surprise, they were actually shadows from a vase of flowers caught in the sunlight at just the right... Doe 2004-04-15T22:07:25+00:00 http://www.schizophrenia.com/blog15/archives/000267.html Dear Average American Citizen, I have spent most of my life, educating myself about and advocating on behalf of people with disabilities. My fund of knowledge included disabilities such as Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, ADD, and Bi-Polar. Although accessing services, designing accomodation... Doe 2004-04-08T20:34:41+00:00 http://www.schizophrenia.com/blog15/archives/000245.html Dear Ordinary American Citizen, For those whose lives that seem not to have been impacted by the tragedy of schizophrenia, this blog will be addressing the fact that schizophrenia is not only everyone's business, but also, the effect of this... Doe 2004-04-06T00:22:24+00:00