We are here to help each other get through this thing, whatever it is.

I calmed myself down and decided to just wait for whatever happened.

My only hope was to be polite.

As well as being one of the worst things that can happen to a human being, schizophrenia can also be one of the richest learning and humanizing experiences life offers.

Colds, ulcers, flu, and cancer are things we get. Schizophrenia is something we are.

Well, I thought, last night I paid my dues. I faced death. Now I can stay.