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Sep 16, 2009, 07:04 PM
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Member Since: Jul 2009
Location: Phoenix, AZ, USA
Posts: 2,779
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That's my intent. Whenever I read or hear about the stigma of mental illness causing someone an unfair hardship, it makes my blood boil!
I have thought and prayed a lot about this for quite some time. It all started about two years ago when I met an older woman at a......you wouldn't believe this......at a wake! She and I began chatting and I found out her daughter was mentally ill and she was a member of NAMI. After we talked for a while, she said, "you know, you should become a member of NAMI. You are very articulate and would really be an asset as far as someone who could speak about mental illness." I had not considered it but the more I thought about it over the months, the more it made sense. There are many things I can't do anymore given my physical limitations. But I can talk. Boy, can I talk! LOL And I've had experience talking in front of groups.
So, Junerain, I will do it in your name. I will go out and speak on your behalf and on the behalf of all the beautiful souls who suffer from mental illness and no one hears their pain.
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 Vickie
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