hi nemo,
he's not, i guess unstable, (after reading this i don't know any chronically ill schiz. who is ever stable in the norm sense) but is delusional, hears voices, and wanders a lot. i think the wandering is caused a lot by his meds. they can have the side effect of restlessness. david is non-violent but that goes with his loving personality, thank goodness.
no david wasn't ill when i met him. we were high school sweethearts and married later. he had gotten a phd in psychology before he became ill. his mother was schiz. and, while there is no solid proof i don't think, it would suggest he had the predisposition to this disease. he was/and is still a very gentle, loving soul. i say he has a "beautiful mind". just mentally ill.
thank you, nemo, for your very kind remarks. i may have to lean on you all sometimes for support once he comes to live with me.