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Back to the Future Day

Posted in Musings and Epiphanies, tagged , , on October 21, 2015| Leave a Comment »

October 21, 2015
A day that made history by becoming history. Back to the Future is now all in the past. For thirty years these movies have been a part of my life. I love the characters, the story, the science, and the friendship between Marty and Doc.

We spent the day celebrating. We took in parts one and two at the movie theater and then we were headed home to watch part three in our pjs. But the Rocketsled (our minivan) had other plans. AAA said a tow truck would be there in a little over an hour, but they didn’t have one with an extended cab, so I’d have to find my own way home for me and my sons.

While still on the phone with AAA, some random number kept calling. When I got off the phone with AAA, I called Hubby and that random number called again. I answered after saying bye to Hubby. It was a tow truck driver from AAA, only ten minutes away, and with an extended cab.

Instead of getting home around midnight, and recruiting the help of a neighbor in the process, we were on our way home within 30 minutes of calling AAA. As we drove the 15 miles to my mechanic, the driver pointed out his garage.

Bear Auto and Towing.

Thanks, Dad, for getting us home safe and quickly.

And happy Back to the Future Day everyone!

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My Two Sense

Posted in Musings and Epiphanies, tagged on October 4, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Proper and affordable treatment for the millions of people living (or trying to) live with mental illness has to happen. It will only happen when society forgives and forgets the stigma and accepts that a person with mental illness is no different than a person with Type 1 diabetes or Type 2 diabetes. Some people are born with “hard-wiring” that will not function properly just through nature, like Type 1 diabetes. Others have “hard-wiring” that given the wrong environmental circumstances will stop functioning the correct way, just like Type 2 diabetes. So many people live regular, boring, typical lives with mental illness. So many others accomplish amazing feats because their mental illness allows them to see the world in a way that your regular, average Joe could never see it. And so many others struggle just to make sense of the day, each and every day.

I wish my voice were louder. I wish I could get the “right” people to hear me. To sit down and hear and listen to my journey. To know with treatment, life can be beautiful, even living with mental illness. I don’t think about schizophrenia everyday. I think about my family, my life, the joy in the world, and the sorrow, ways I can contribute to this beautiful world in some small way. I wish that life experience for everyone living with mental illness.

Get rid of the stigma. You do know someone living with mental illness. I promise you do. The best part is when you don’t know it because she has proper treatment.

My prayers go out to the latest victims’ families. Please. Someone with the power, use your common sense and help get treatment to people who need help. Please. Don’t make more families have to feel what the families in Oregon, Connecticut, Virginia, Colorado… are feeling. Stop the stigma and start the treatment.

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