A MOTHER'S GRACE QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER 7th EDITION

Happy Fall Everyone!


So today, November 14th, we are in this moment okay. I am always grateful for each day we wake in that energy! Joe is back at Interlude and hanging in there. We visit each week and spend the day together in healing and fun! Keep the prayers coming!



I also wanted to let you all know about my new radio show ~Wingin It~on www.sjrn.net radio. Tomorrow, Nov 15th, I will be talking about "mental illness", my story, and chatting about what still needs to be done to help those struggling with it all and their families. Feel free to join me and call in to chat! You can also go in the chat room and ask me questions or comment if you prefer it more anonymous. I would love to hear from you! The number and chat room link are at the website! I pray for you all each day and send happy loving healing Light! :)

A MOTHER"S GRACE QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER 6th Edition

Update on my Joseph



Well it has been a long road, but the last 6 months have taken it's toll. My Joe has been in and out of the hospital more times in the last year then with this whole illness of 5 1/2 years. And for some reason, I have felt it deeper and more cutting in me than ever! I have cried more hours than I can count. I suppose you go through a mourning period and I just held my little boy in my heart and soul, remembering him before this illness manifested. I love my son no matter what and as he is, but I just kept thinking of my little one when nothing was weighing on his mind, but which toy to play with and what TV show to watch!
He just doesn't want to be on meds, but he isn't okay without them! As I type this, he is still in the hospital. The Clozaril isn't working like it did before and he hates taking it. He is at the point where he says he will take them, but comes out and stops them. He takes off all night long and comes back in very bad shape. Again, this brings me to what I will always believe until the day I die...we need more healing places where we can not only try meds, but test for everything and utilize holistic and spiritual therapies!
I pray people like Glenn Close, Joe Pantoliono, and others with fame help us fight for it all! Glenn has started an organization www.bringchange2mind.org and Joe www.nkm2.org ; I will link them here on my blog! I wont give up, ever!! So I am asking for prayers and love to be sent our way...I have Joe on every healing list I know! I continue to pray for what is best for my son's sweet soul!!!

A MOTHER'S GRACE QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER 5th Edition March 2010

Update on Joseph:

My Joseph has in the last 6 months, taken off to NYC without letting us know and been hospitalized. He eventually called and returned home to us both times, but the last trip in the dead of winter was very difficult for us all. The stress and worry was too much for us to bear, so we got together in the hospital to talk about the next step in Joseph's healing with Jospeh included of course for this is his life. :)
Believe it or not, Joe's meds were reduced to just one, Clozaril. He was also on Geodon, but the doctors felt it wasn't needed. Also with the help of his case manager and social worker, it was decided that Joe would move into transitional living in Danbury, a place called Interlude...once again we have been blessed with amazing people that were now added to our team of healing! Joe explained to us that when the voices come he has to listen to them, and in this case it was going off to do what he needed to do. Not to harm anyone, but he couldn't resist the voices! He also felt very restricted living at home with his Dad. So we thought it was time to try living on his own but with supervision and people to help teach him life skills. It is a one day at a time process as you all know. He already missed his meds on Sunday night and it has only been a week so far. But we are all acclimating to this next leg of the journey and we move along and keep forging ahead. God bless you Joseph! WE are all pulling for you!!!