Tagged with schizoaffective disorder- schizo-affective disorder

Book talk

Tuesday March 11, Thank you Michele Veenker for hosting my Sherry Goes Sane book talk at Clackamas NAMI. It was a great evening. Everyone was so receptive and it was such a reward and privilege to give my presentation to your group. Thank you so much. Last night March 12, I enjoyed Gayathri Ramprasad’s book … Continue reading

My Schizoaffective article

new link to my article Schizoaffective Disorder      Schizoaffective Disorder occurs in 1 and 100 people. It was first diagnosed by Dr. Jacob Kasanin in 1933. Many people who have it are diagnosed with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or major depression because it is difficult to understand its symptoms. Over the last forty-six years I have … Continue reading

My 65th Birthday

Julie Fast treated me to a birthday dinner for my special day on Valentines Day. What fun! The next night, a friend came up from Salem, and we celebrated our birthdays at PF Changs. And last night I celebrated my birthday with my step family Becky, Lyle, and Jacob. We made up for the snow … Continue reading

Kirkus Review of Sherry Goes Sane

Kirkus Review of my memoir Sherry Goes Sane: Living A Life With Schizo-Affective Disorder. “The prose is often beautiful, if harrowing, and readers will have sympathy for Joiner’s utter determination to find a way to live with her condition.” “An affecting hones memoir useful to anyone trying to understand life with psychosis.”