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ARTWORK Painting for a Cause

It was fun to get together as a community for the First Friday of the Month of May in Milwaukie, Oregon, living with schizoaffective disorder   Our Key Bank Booth for Clackamas NAMI, ‘May is Mental Health Month’ displayed artists’s artwork who were involved with the National Alliance on Mental Illness. My husband and I … Continue reading

ARTWORK Key Bank Show

Being honored for my artwork living with Schizoaffective Disorder and Bipolar Disorder   I have been given the opportunity to display my artwork at the Key Bank, 10888 SE Main and SE Monroe, Milwaukie, Oregon. The event takes place May 5th, 5 pm ‘First Friday Milwaukie’ and is hosted by Clackamas NAMI. The theme- May … Continue reading

ABOUT Tulip Prayers

Health and Healing for Easter living with Schizoaffective Disorder and Bipolar Disorder   Growing tulips in my front yard for dear sweet little Kayla, my granddaughter, who came down with Cellulitis and for my loving husband, Joe, who is a diabetic, and had a painful bout with his teeth this week. These tulips were bright … Continue reading

Easter and Beyond

Easter lesson living with Schizoaffective Disorder   Easter Day, some time ago with my sister’s daughter in law,Heidi, my sister Diana, and me- So dear to my heart is the warmth, magic, and power of Easter. Because of the Easter Holiday, I am being taught through my infirmity, how to go about my days and … Continue reading

Birthday Expressions

Faith and joy involved with a birthday stretch living with schizoaffective disorder   Still celebrating my birthday that happened on February 8th. Met Todd Werner and his daughters at Home Town Buffet Sunday and was treated to a birthday brunch and a book of faith, received a family photo and card from my stepddaughter, Cathy Jacobs, yesterday, … Continue reading

KEYNOTE Moms Suicide

Grieving with Schizoaffective Disorder for my mother   I am tackling the emptiness and the loss of my Brazilian mother who left by way of suicide Feb. 24th, 28 years ago. Even though at times, I feel drained thinking about her, my ties with my family and friends have never been closer. Life matters however, … Continue reading

ABOUT Gift of Love

Enjoying my sister and her husband’s book of poems- “A Gift of Love” for Valentines Week “A Gift of Love” is a Card and Book in one. Written for the romantically involved or for any special occasion. Hope you had a wonderful Valentine’s Day! Enjoy!   A Gift of Love, written by Robert Wilson Weibel … Continue reading

ABOUT Celebrating

Taking care of myself during my Holiday with Schizoaffective Disorder   Traveling to Seaside this February to visit my sweet, Brazilian Aunt Deanna for my birthday celebration.My aunt is 94 years old.We are very close. I will take in the aroma of the Brazilian brewed coffee in my cousins’ kitchen, enjoy conversations in Portuguese with … Continue reading

ABOUT Book Review

Working through loss of a loved one with schizoaffective bipolar disorder   Reading How to Survive the Loss of a Love by Harold H. Bloomfield, M. D.  Melba Colgrove, Ph.D. & Peter Mc Williams was a positive experience for me in accepting and understanding the death of a loved one to suicide and losing a … Continue reading