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• Writer Jill Sadowsky Featured in Kaleidoscope Magazine…chosen from Over 350...

  Jill's Experiences with Mental Health , Stigma, Alzheimer's Disease, Grief Grieving serenade2seniors Akron, Ohio – The work of Jill Sadowsky of Ra’anana,... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2017 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• World Mental Health Awareness Day

  

  I have chosen to post three short letters that Doron’s late father wrote after Doron’s untimelydeath.Dearest Doron,Of course we miss you terribly. We are happy... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2015 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Speak out for Mental Health

  This entry was posted in Schizophrenia on by . About Jill Author of books and articles on support and experiences of living with a mentally ill family member... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2015 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• David’s Story

  While my son was ill for 16 years, I kept scraps of paper where I jotted down all the crises we all experienced. Using all that information, I eventually wrote ... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2015 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Time Out?

  When I started blogging, I had a great deal of trouble when posting blogs and there were times when I fought with my computer till the early hours of the... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2015 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• The Terrible Secret

  

  When one’s child starts behaving strangely, his/her siblings feel as though they are in the limelight. They avoid answering questions about their mentally ill... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2015 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Breaking the Deafening Silence …………

  

  Do you know that only one lesson on mental illness could make all the difference to young people whose lives have been thrown tragically off course by no fault... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2015 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Three Short Letters by a Bereaved Father

  

  .The first, he wrote to our son  after he had done the worst thing a child could do and ended his life.“Dear Doron,Of course we miss you terribly. But, we are... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2015 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• DAD, How Was I Born?

  

  I usually blog about mental illness and how our family coped with all the problems it caused both for us and for our son. I have often mentioned how my late... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2015 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Is Everybody ‘normal?’ Is Anybody ‘normal?’

  I often think back to the first 18 years of my son’s life when he was perceived as being the same as everybody else. Then, when things started to change, there... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2015 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• A Patient Can Help Another Patient …………….

  

  A person who has a mental illness can help care for others in the same condition. I read about one who abandoned his well-paid career, did a course and took on... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2015 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• My Friend is in Trouble. What Can I Do to Help?

  

  When my friend was in trouble, I spent a whole lot of time thinking and wondering how I could help her and her immediate family. Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2015 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• The Shocking Truth

  If my son had been run down by a vehicle, I would probably have spoken openly about it, confident of obtaining sympathy as well as empathy. But, psychosis defie... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2015 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• My Markers

  

  We can learn a whole lot from markers. Yes, the colored markers that we all use from a very young age. Some are thin, others are fat, some are dull, others are... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2015 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Lets Talk About Mental Illness …

  

  PLEASE find it in your hearts to donate money toward research on mental illness. Relatives of people with mental illnesses are starting to lobby their... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2015 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• A Rocky Period When Your Children Are Teenagers …

  

  APPROPRIATE FOR PARENTS OF TEENAGERS. I visited a friend who was in the middle of a heated argument with her teenage children. Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2015 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• The BULLY’S MOTHER.

  

  “Who is this student’s mother? Where is she?” A large man with a deep voice yelled. “I need to speak with her now.”Claire knew that no matter what  that man... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2015 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Consideration Toward Handicapped People

  

  Insufficient  consideration is given to people with handicaps. Car manufacturers advertise cars with large baggage compartments for wheelchairs, yet, very... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2015 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• How Should One Behave ?

  

  PART ONEIt may seem odd to ask how we should behave toward someone with schizophrenia but we really didn’t know.  We soon learned what it was that made... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2015 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY

• Part Two Of: How Should One Behave?

  

  Sooner or later when a person has schizophrenia, a crisis will occur. When this happens there are some things That can reduce the oncoming disaster but these... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2015 COMMUNITY, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY