by Joe | Feb 15, 2008 | Movies
Cecie and I watched Canvas last night – a movie about a family struggling with schizophrenia. We had high expectations that the movie was going to be phenomenal. Cecie had read about it in People magazine, and I had checked out the movie on the Canvas website....
by Joe | Feb 4, 2008 | In the News
I recently became aware of a new (at least I think it’s new) magazine called bp Magazine that focuses specifically on bipolar disorder. Although the magazine carries some information on the diagnosis and treatment of bipolar disorder, its primary mission is...
by Joe | Feb 2, 2008 | Movies, Uncategorized
Has anyone seen the film Canvas? I was poking around on NAMI’s Web site yesterday and saw mention of it, so I headed to the Canvas The Film Web site to check it out. The film is about a family dealing with schizophrenia. It stars Marcia Gay Harden as the mother...
by Joe | Jan 25, 2008 | Children, Marriage, Relationships
Jill Ravitz recently posted her bipolar story, which caused me to think about my own situation with my wife and our family. Back in 1999 my wife was diagnosed as having bipolar disorder. Within about two years, we were discussing divorce. Bipolar disorder was tearing...
by Joe | Dec 8, 2007 | Bipolar Books
If you’re wondering what mania, hypomania, or a mixed state feels like to a person with bipolar disorder, you’ll get your chance to find out when Manic: A Memoir by Terri Cheney hits the bookstores on February 5, 2008. I have read a couple other personal...
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