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ABOUT Healing

Schizoaffective Disorder and Bipolar Disorder Healing   Healing from my torn meniscus surgery at the Karaoke bar. I’m healing from my operation well. It takes about 6 weeks. This is a photo of me at Karaoke night with my famous singer Julie and her friends. I’m keeping my hopes high, and I’m focusing on what … Continue reading →

Christmas Day 2013

  I sat in my pink butterfly pajamas and Turquoise top with my leg elevated Christmas Day. Everything was right in my world and I was healing with nature in a non-materialistic way. It was an extraordinary day outside. I peeked inside a box holding a golden Ferris wheel which stood about 1 ½ feet … Continue reading →

A Bouquet from my sister Diana

  I wish that I had taken a picture of my bouquet of roses from my sister, Diana, the day of my launch. Beautiful coral roses, green mum-like flowers, and cockle shell lavender blooms. They had such a significant meaning. However, our lighting wouldn’t have done it justice. My sister, Diana, is like a twin … Continue reading →

Thanksgiving 2013

For Thanksgiving, I’m thankful for this beautiful world and the people in it: my husband, Joe, and his children, my mentor Julie, webmasters Jeana and Vicki, a new friend Jean. To my family, doctors, friends, and acquaintances.For the achievements we have made together, the issues resolved, and the steps we have made in relating to … Continue reading →

MY ARTICLES Stigma

Schizoaffective Disorder Bipolar Disorder Mental Illness in General Stigma   Steps to healing. Several years ago, I made a diagram of the total me: what my views were towards life and how I fit into this gigantic world revolving around me. It’s rewarding to see how far I have traveled and how far I still … Continue reading →

Halloween Week

  During Halloween week I went to my sister’s in Ashland. I danced to the video Gangnam Style by Psy with my little great niece and nephew and my sister’s family. The weather was gorgeous for a Halloween Parade which took place annually in the streets of downtown Ashland. Mitzi Loftus, an author of Made in Japan and … Continue reading →

My Portrait of Tia Didi

I’m going to Seaside, Oregon today to celebrate my aunt’s 90th birthday. The ceremony will be a display of traditional Brazilian culture. I expect my cousin David will be cooking pork for this gala event. He rides with the Harley Motor Riders, sponsored by Harley Davidson in the state of Washington. The ceremony will be … Continue reading →

September 11th

We have lost so many loved ones on this day. It is so sad. Many years ago Joe and I had to put down my beloved little dog, Dinky, of seventeen years on this day, September 11. He provided so much affection and compassion for us and I miss his sweet smelling strawberry blonde fur and his contagious smile. … Continue reading →

Roseburg, Oregon

When I was growing up in Roseburg, Oregon, I was walking through two catastrophes.  Catastrophe number one was the Roseburg blast.  A truck carrying two tons of dynamite and four tons of blasting agents blew up killing thirteen people and injured many others including one, who later died because of the effects.  The mood was somber … Continue reading →