I know some people who were not diagnosed until their forties.
With every letter or article I see in the paper more and more people are asking me questions and taking an interest. That gives me a chance to explain what mental illness is and how it affect not only the client but the family.
The biggest problem will be getting them to voluntarily go to their appointment. Because no one wants to have a mental illness.
I see legislatures changing and taking more interest in mental health especially community-based care.
A lot of these people's families have disowned them because of the mental illness. The centers are their families.
Getting people on the right medications and keeping them on it is important. Mentally ill people tend to be non-medication compliant. It is just human nature that when you feel better you go off your medication.
My biggest fear after the stroke was I wouldn't be able to work anymore.
Bill keeps them out of the hospitals, keeps them from isolating or committing suicide.
I think the legislators are taking a lot more interest in the needs for the mentally ill. For many years, they thought it was a black hole that could never be filled.
