Mental Illness Issues
During last week, I helped my youngest son pack for college: clothes, bike, passport, and computer. I saw him fold his new sheets, and pack the microwave safe bowls, and his guitar, thrilled with the enthusiasm of a 17 years old who is going away for good. Last Saturday I posted a message on Facebook,…
For 25 years, the end of August found me in the stores with a list in my hands looking for school supplies and back to school clothes for my children. Since my first-born went to kindergarten, I have been thrilled with the anticipation of what comes ahead, waiting for the roller coaster of emotions that…
Like most everybody in America, and especially those afflicted by a mental disorder, I too have been touched by Robin William’s sudden death. The beloved comic artist succumbed to despair and terminated his life. Speculation about the reasons for his tragic decision populated mass and social media alike. Whatever strategy he had developed in the…