Catherine J Rippee-Hanson
The Ugly Side of Truth
by Catherine J Rippee-Hanson We have but a few family members left - just my twin sister, and our elderly mother, and myself. We are the...
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Catherine J Rippee-Hanson
- Feb 17
- 10 min
Stoicism - The Face I Wear... Calmness in Chaos
by Catherine J Rippee-Hanson Whenever I need patience and endurance, I wear the mask of Stoicism for calmness in the face of chaos. ...
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Catherine J Rippee-Hanson
- Nov 22, 2021
- 4 min
Thanks, with a Side of Guilt
by Catherine J Rippee-Hanson Is it possible to feel both grateful and ungrateful at the same time? Wouldn't it be nice if we could live...
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Catherine J Rippee-Hanson
- Oct 9, 2021
- 10 min
I am an American Curbside Caregiver ...my view from the streets.
by Linda Rippee Privatte I have been a caregiver on the streets of my hometown to my disabled, blind brother who has a serious brain...
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Catherine J Rippee-Hanson
- Aug 15, 2021
- 9 min
We Grieve for the Living
by Catherine J. Rippee-Hanson Some members of supposed support groups on social media will argue that afflicted loved ones with...
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Catherine J Rippee-Hanson
- Aug 1, 2021
- 7 min
Help or Hindrance? - The Consequences of Caring
By Catherine J Rippee-Hanson My brother, Mark, who is blind, disabled, and has a serious mental/brain illness with anosognosia, relies...
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Catherine J Rippee-Hanson
- Jul 18, 2021
- 7 min
The Freedom to Choose...on the streets with Anosognosia
by Catherine J Rippee-Hanson Mark, my brother, is homeless with a "grave disability" that brings disgrace to Solano County, although he...
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Catherine J Rippee-Hanson
- May 5, 2021
- 18 min
Advocacy & Activism for Serious Brain Disorders
What to do when you don't know what to do... By Catherine J. Rippee-Hanson Numerous people have asked me what the differences are between...
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Catherine J Rippee-Hanson
- Feb 16, 2021
- 5 min
Suspicion, Sacrifice, and Still a Warrior!
by Catherine J Rippee-Hanson It is always difficult as we try to sort through what we and others think is happening... what is supposed...
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Catherine J Rippee-Hanson
- Jan 4, 2021
- 8 min
Acceptable Losses
by Catherine J Rippee-Hanson Acceptable losses are usually defined as - destruction or casualties that are considered reasonable because...
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Catherine J Rippee-Hanson
- Nov 24, 2020
- 3 min
Catherine's Library
My recommendation of books about Serious Mental Illness / Brain Disorders by authors who have lived the experience or who have had loved...
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Catherine J Rippee-Hanson
- Nov 16, 2020
- 6 min
Walking In Darkness in the Light of Day
By Linda (Rippee) Privatte Darkness comes in many forms. It is the partial or total absence of light, and metaphorically, darkness...
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Catherine J Rippee-Hanson
- Nov 2, 2020
- 4 min
"Out of Whack!"
by Catherine J Rippee-Hanson If only the “powers that be” could provide a small percentage of the care and concern that your private...
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Catherine J Rippee-Hanson
- Sep 28, 2020
- 6 min
What If the Mental Healthcare System is Not Just Broken?
By Catherine J Rippee-Hanson Damaging, harmful, and negative beliefs that the seriously mentally ill were possessed, sinful, or lacking...
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Catherine J Rippee-Hanson
- Aug 17, 2020
- 12 min
NO JUSTICE FOR JAMES MARK RIPPEE!
by Catherine J. Rippee-Hanson Our brother, James Mark Rippee, has been hospitalized for 187 days now, after being struck by a vehicle in...
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Catherine J Rippee-Hanson
- Aug 8, 2020
- 17 min
A Few Words From Mom...A Caregiver's Legacy
by Linda (Rippee) Privatte My twin, Catherine (CJ) Hanson, and I continue to tell true stories of our journey to find treatment and...
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Catherine J Rippee-Hanson
- Jul 31, 2020
- 7 min
When Time Runs Out...
by Catherine J. Rippee-Hanson Aging parents of adult children with a serious brain illness often have spent their lives caring for their...
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Catherine J Rippee-Hanson
- Jul 13, 2020
- 15 min
I Just Wanted to Help...
by Catherine J Rippee-Hanson I had just laid down for the night when the phone rang. My stomach lurched and my heart suddenly skipped a...
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Catherine J Rippee-Hanson
- May 31, 2020
- 6 min
The Road Ahead... by Linda (Rippee) Privatte
Mark will soon be medically cleared and based on over 3 decades of discharges and releases several dozen times from hospitals the outcome...
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Catherine J Rippee-Hanson
- May 29, 2020
- 7 min
NO APOLOGIES... by Catherine J. Rippee-Hanson
"Once someone mentioned that we told Mark's story in a raw and unapologetic way. That's because the truth is raw and unapologetic!"...
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