“I did the unspeakable. Madness took over and I pushed my mom. I always knew there was something wrong with me, but when I lost control on her it became crystal clear. When the police officer asked, ‘What happened?’ I replied, ‘I need help.’ Little did I know that asking and getting help would change everything. I chose love and never looked back.”
“Some days you’ll want to sell them on eBay but other days you’ll wish there were more hours in the day to stare at them.”
“People with mental illness live in dark places and grey areas. It’s not something that shuts off and on, it comes in waves, it peaks, and it fades.”
“Before you know it, your favorite stuffed animals will be sitting on a shelf or in a box and you will be tending to bigger things.”
“At the time I didn’t appreciate or comprehend what they were willing to do for a family they didn’t know.”
“Because, If you rip the band-aid off, you will find it is still raw underneath.”
“What arrogance could have convinced me that I knew better than God did, that whatever I was feeling at the time was big and deep enough to let it swallow me whole and throw away the gifts yet to come?”
“There isn’t a more poignant moment in my lifetime. We made it, and it was a miracle.”
“He started to turn blue. I remember his big eyes staring up at me – they were like an endless pit of blackness. He was scared, and I couldn’t do anything to help.”
Talk to the people around you. Stay vigilant. Ask for help when you need it.
