Posted in 2014 …

The Future is a Fascinating Journey

I had the wonderful privilege of being interviewed at the Oregon State Hospital Museum by Dr. Mickey Stellavato on September 25th. She took this picture of me while I was there. So much had changed since I committed myself in the asylum in 1971. In search of finding true happiness while I was at the … Continue reading →

Joe’s and Mine Silver Anniversary

We are celebrating our Silver Anniversary today and our 37th year of living together. My sister, Diana, and her husband, Bob, treated us to a Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire play at the Cabaret Theater in Ashland and author Mitzi Loftus treated us to brunch the next day. We also had a scrumptious dinner with … Continue reading →

ARTWORK Schizoffective

Painting Suicidal Effects with Schizoaffective and Bipolar Disorder   Reader Question 4: Have you ever been suicidal? How did Robin Williams and his suicide affect you? Suicide can, not only, involve the person who commits suicide, but the victims he takes with him. For instance, the shootings at Marysville-Pilchuck High School’s cafeteria resulted in the … Continue reading →

SHERRY GOES SANE Schizoaffective

Paranoia and Schizoaffective Disorder   Answer to Reader Question from Allison- “How did you first become paranoid?” I can best describe how I became paranoid by saying I had a traumatic childhood. Because of the abuse I took from my step father, my mental system of dealing with pressure began to erode. I became an … Continue reading →

ARTWORK Master

Schizoaffective and Bipolar Disorder oil painting   Recent oil portrait I have done named “Old Master.” 20×24

‘Arranging flowers’

My painting of young Julie A. Fast arranging flowers. Every time Julie has invited me to her lovely home to visit her mom’s beautiful garden, she plucks a bouquet from the sweet earth and hands it to me. Friends are the flowers in the gardens of life.  

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Schizoaffective experiences recorded Oregon State Hospital Doctor Mickey Stellavato I’m going to the Oregon State Hospital Museum. “Maybe I’m Crazy (lyrics from “Crazy,” by Gnarls Barkley) and “All She Wants To Do Is Dance,” by Don Henley, are playing on the radio. That means they know I am coming since I was out of my … Continue reading →

Interview- ‘The Stigma of Mental Illness Radio’

On October 2, 2014, I have the honor of being interviewed on ‘The Stigma of Mental Illness Radio’ by Chrissie Hodges. It will happen at 2pm. Pacific time on www.cosmicbroadcasting.com. Chrissie is the award winning Public Speaker who specializes in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Please listen in and enjoy the program.