Making Lifestyle changes with Schizoaffective Disorder With the many upsets in November and the sadness that fell upon Brazil’s soccer team recently, I am making lifestyle changes to improve my stress-management skills. I am getting plenty of rest, walking, and writing and will dabble in my oils again. I talked with my friend, Melody … Continue reading
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Thanksgiving
Feeling happy and grateful with Schizoaffective Disorder this Thanksgiving Holiday May the sun rise up to greet you this Thanksgiving and give you peaceful, restful, and healing thoughts. Thank you to all my cousins, my friends, my political organizations, and NAMI groups on this website, twitter, and Facebook. Your connections and wonderful posts have … Continue reading
Getting Well
Taking care of myself after election with Schizoaffective Disorder What an experience it was to be a roller skater in my youth. I could glide to my freedom in my rollerskating outfits as I pushed aside my fears and anxieties while I circled the rinks. Now I will try another type of creativity or … Continue reading
ABOUT ‘Woods’ with Joe
Visiting with my family during Halloween with Schizoaffective Disorder It was a great time seeing my sister again, who was turning 70 this November. We dressed up in our Halloween costumes for the Holiday and danced to Michael Jackson’s greatest hits. When ‘Thriller’ came on, it cast a spell on me. My husband, who was … Continue reading
ARTWORK Renewing and Blooming
Schizoaffective Disorder night at Open Minds Art Show It was great getting to know some of the members of Clackamas NAMI at the Open Minds Art Show this October. Among the works of artists’ being on display, my portrait of ‘Emily’ (below), was also on exhibition. Michele Veenker, the director of NAMI Clackamas who … Continue reading
ARTWORK Brazilian Sunset
Schizoaffective Disorder capturing a Brazilian Sunset with my paint brush Here is an oil painting, I did lately called ‘Sunset at Joao Pessoa, Brazil.’
ABOUT Photo with President Obama
Schizoaffective photo op with President Obama So glad I had the wonderful honor of greeting and talking with President Obama at Intel, Hillsboro, Oregon, on February 18, 2011. He is a great man of strong integrity, compassion and dedication to our country. I was working on the phones with a political group called Ladies in … Continue reading
ABOUT Picture with Vice President
Schizoaffective Disorder opportunity to meet Vice President Biden So glad that I had the honor to meet and talk with Vice President Biden. Here is a picture of Vice President Biden, Leanne Baldwin, (Ladies in Blue), center, and me taken at the Convention Center in Portland, Oregon, at the Vice President, Biden’s and Senator … Continue reading
ABOUT Getting Old
Schizoaffective Disorder and Aging 2007 photo of me- ‘Getting old is having so much to do in one day, that there isn’t enough time to do it all in.’ Sherry
ABOUT Cannon Beach
Schizoaffective and Bipolar Disorder coastal trip visit with my Brazilian Aunt Took a trip to Cannon Beach with my husband, Joe and my stepdaughter, Becky. We had a splendid time visiting with my sweet Brazilian Aunt Deanna. Deanna will be 93 years old in October. I am so close to my aunt and my … Continue reading
Arts and Writing by Sherry 