Genetic Defect Goes Mental For Realz During one of my recent hospital stays a social worker came to my room. This isn’t unusual. What was unusual was that she came to me to tell me that I qualify for mental disability. Yup. That’s me. The reason the social worker came…

July 28, 1963 Florence, Italy Weather: Warm In the morning we went to the Uffizi Gallery. Spent about 3 hours there looking at some of the most beautiful paintings we have seen yet. I especially enjoyed Michelangelo’s “Holy Family” and Botticelli’s “Birth of Venus.” 1963 London Dear Mother, This should have your…

Squeeze My Lemons Because I fell up and right outta bed, ‘ed, ‘ed, bed, yeah! This past week lot of things happened with my medical care, mainly because I was able to get some. I received a lot of care, medical and otherwise. A few weeks ago I contacted The…

We have been stopped by British checkpoints 2 times. The first time was a couple of days ago. The officer was very friendly and let us through without even checking our passports. When they hear that we’re Americans they simply send us on our way. Today we were stopped again…

My name is Michelle and…and… Drinking was not a lifelong coping mechanism for me, which is something that’s very important to my story. When I was in my thirties, I started using alcohol as a way for me to deal with what was happening with my physical and mental health…

I looked down over the City. The pointy houses poked into the blue sky. The bay seemed so still and wet, as if the artist had just finished painting the water. Still holding my mother’s hand, we stepped into the crosswalk. I looked over and up into the gleaming grill…

Aren’t they all? Journal entry: March 2018 Once, there was a beach It was a random day, but aren’t they all? I hadn’t spoken with anyone in awhile. What happens is people forget. I’d forgotten the details of my life, but not the people with whom I’d lived the…most. I’m surprised at how…