A writer with a law degree. A crazy woman in the kitchen. Sometimes able to leap tall buildings in a single bound.
Posted in Better Half, Deep Thoughts, Princess MeMeMe, bipolar, mom on Sep 22nd, 2008
I haven’t spoken to my mother since the day before Easter. The story doesn’t need to be rehashed at this point. Suffice it to say, that in the midst of a conversation in which I was trying to convince her that two hospitalizable manic episodes in two years meant she should really take better care [...]
Posted in bipolar, links, memory, mom, photos, real mental on Apr 14th, 2008
Today’s post, Try, try again is up at Real Mental. Here’s the photograph that started the rumination:
Posted in bipolar, crank, links, medicine, meds, mom, real mental on Apr 7th, 2008
“That telltale lump in the throat” is up at RealMental.
Posted in bipolar, mom, real mental on Mar 31st, 2008
This week’s post, “Sore Spot,” is up at RealMental.
Posted in Deep Thoughts, good things, links, memory, mom on Mar 20th, 2008
Today is Maundy Thursday, the day on which Jesus’ Last Supper falls. I am still struggling with my literal faith versus my belief in the metaphors, my support of the scripture if not the institutions, but one of the best parts of Easter, for me, is what happens before the Last Supper. As [...]
I discontinued my Effexor Friday and started my (hopefully final) 1500 mg. level of lithium dosing. No nausea side effects, but like clockwork I’ve started feeling weepy and volatile and shaky. Yesterday it was arguing with the transportation chief, the inpatient social worker, and finally, the head of social services at the hospital [...]
My mom is out of the hospital and home again, starting a partial-hospitalization program three days a week at the same facility. She’s not 100%, not even 90%, but she knew today to call maintenance because the toilet was overflowing. She’s still grandiose, her insight is still impaired, but Brother put the fear of Boston [...]
Posted in bipolar, crank, lawyer, medicine, meds, mom on Mar 7th, 2008
The sound of one lawyer, raging, is the tippity-typety of my fingers taking out my ire at incompetent social workers and inadequate mental health hospitals by documenting their idiocy and planning a complaint to the state licensing board.
It is also the sound of fingers quickly dialing telephone numbers, and leaving messages that start off like [...]
Posted in bipolar, links, meds, mom, real mental on Mar 3rd, 2008
This week’s post, “Dear Mom,” is up. This is for all the caretakers out there.
Posted in bipolar, links, mom, real mental on Feb 25th, 2008
This week’s post, Daughter Knows Best?, is up at RealMental. There are some other great posts up there, including a meditation on having a great partner, and on the hard work and relief of making a breakthrough in getting over things that hold us back. Please check them out.