I HAVE NOT GIVEN UP ON MY BROTHER- Mental Health Awareness Month
I have one sibling, a brother, who is two years older than I. We are different in a lot of ways. He is tall and thin. I, myself, not so thin. He is divorced and has never...
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BRITTANI- Mental Health Awareness Month
I remember at the age of 13 I was at my mom’s office and she got a call that my brother had been in a horrible accident. He was in an ambulance and headed to the hospital...
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SUMMER- Mental Health Awareness Month
There is a poem by Paul Laurence Dunbar entitled, "We Wear the Mask." It reads:
“We wear the mask that grins and lies,
It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes,—
This...
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I HAVE A VOICE AND IT MATTERS- Mental Health Awareness Month
When I was young, I was confident, outgoing, and I never met a stranger. In elementary I met a girl that quickly became my best friend. We were pretty much together any c...
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AMBER- Mental Health Awareness Month
April, 14, 2006 was a bitter sweet day for me.
As long as I can remember, I wanted to be a mom. It would be 30 years old before that would happen. Damon and I had BIG pl...
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