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Mom FAIL
I am THE worst mom in the whole freakin’ world, according to the evidence. If you work in retail support, as I do, this time of year is IN – SANE. Freakishly insane. Crazy, insomnia-inducing, working 80 hours a week, never home, living on fast food, forgetting what your husband looks like and ignoring your…
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Ray of Light
I got the call last week I knew would come around this time. Tim’s not having a good week. He’s not sleeping much, easily agitated, and lashing out. He has a new caseworker and she wasn’t sure why. But I knew. It’s Fall. Read the rest at CABF.
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Fall
Perfect Fall in Door County by D. Moultray (C) 2010 Used vis Creative Commons License I’ve been MIA, I know, and I’m sorry. I need to be better at being more regular. If for nothing else than for my mental health. I always feel better when I get things down on paper. Even virtual paper.…
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What I Know (The Gertz Family)
I don’t know the Gertz’s. We live maybe 12 miles apart in the Northwest suburbs of Chicago, but we have never met. Never at a doctor’s office. Never at a psychiatric hospital on a visiting day. Never at an in person or online support group meeting. I have no idea if the Gertz’s ever joined…
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We Walked!
It was a beautiful day last Sunday in Chicago for NAMIWalks. I was the captain of Team BringChange2Mind / CABF. Our friend ImpassionedCat shared some great photos she took of the walk and the team. Thanks for sharing them with us, Catherine!
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Remembering
On the morning of September 11, 2002, I stood at Ground Zero with my friends, on a pilgrimage to be where our hearts had been for a year. In our effort to get near Ground Zero, we mistakenly ended up in the press pen behind the families of the survivors. We stood there, face to…
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More Reading, More Cynicism
I’ve been taking the train into the city to my company’s alternate set of offices one day a week for the past month or so, and The hour ride each way has given me back time to leisure read. I love to read, but am usually too busy or to tired during the week to…
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The “P” Word
I get questioned occasionally as to why I’m a member of the Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation when my child does not have Bipolar Disorder. Tim has – and it’s a long diagnosis – Schizoaffective Disorder, Bipolar Type. His condition shares many symptoms of Bipolar Disorder, specifically periods of mania and depression. But what frightens…
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30 Things About My Son’s Invisible Illness
I read this on Melissa’s blog, and thought it was great – so here’s our 30 things, modified a bit to be from a mom’s point of view. 1. The illness my son lives with is: Schizoaffective Disorder, Bipolar Type 2. He was diagnosed with it in the year: 2008, but some mood disorder since…
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We Interrupt This Blog for a Little Whine
I love summer, usually. This summer has been one of the most humid summers in the Midwest in documented history. So the fact that I’m in surgically induced menopause due to a complete hysterectomy / oophorectomy last March and flashing like a bug zapper every few hours has left me cranky and sweaty. Really freakin’…