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The Challenge of "Responsibility" in Mental Health Care
by Catherine J Rippee-Hanson Encountering a situation where a hospital states that a loved one is "not accepting responsibility for their...
Catherine J Rippee-Hanson
Nov 30, 20243 min read
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Message from Family Advocates: Supporting Proposition 1 in California and Senate Bill 43
by Catherine J Rippee-Hanson In January 2024, my twin sister Linda (Rippee) Privatte participated in a rally at the California state...
Catherine J Rippee-Hanson
Mar 3, 20243 min read
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The Cast of Characters
Like the cast in a play, sometimes the supporting characters tell the story. by Catherine J Rippee-Hanson Many dark nights were spent...
Catherine J Rippee-Hanson
Aug 28, 202313 min read
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"Patches"
By Catherine J Rippee-Hanson James Mark Rippee "Patches" with his dog, Buster. (December 1987) On November 25th, 2022, I posted an update...
Catherine J Rippee-Hanson
Jun 21, 202312 min read
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Changing California's View of Severe Mental Illness (Mental Health and Illness Awareness Month)
by Catherine J Rippee-Hanson Our society often ignores or misunderstands severe mental illness. Stigma, discrimination, and isolation...
Catherine J Rippee-Hanson
May 6, 20234 min read
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A case for CA SB 43 - Expanding "Grave Disability."
by Catherine J Rippee-Hanson I set out today to write a post for my brother, James Mark Rippee's birthday, April 17th, 2023. He would...
Catherine J Rippee-Hanson
Apr 17, 20235 min read
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They are our loved ones!
by Catherine J Rippee-Hanson My twin sister, Linda hugging our brother, James Mark Rippee, who was dumped repeatedly back on the streets...
Catherine J Rippee-Hanson
Mar 9, 20236 min read
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The Best Laid Plans... a personal note
by Catherine J Rippee-Hanson Sadly, this was the year that my brother, James Mark Rippee died. James Mark Rippee April 17, 1963 -...
Catherine J Rippee-Hanson
Dec 18, 20229 min read
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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...
Catherine J Rippee-Hanson
May 19, 202211 min read
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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. ...
Catherine J Rippee-Hanson
Feb 17, 202210 min read
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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...
Catherine J Rippee-Hanson
Nov 22, 20214 min read
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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...
Catherine J Rippee-Hanson
Oct 9, 202110 min read
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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...
Catherine J Rippee-Hanson
Aug 15, 20219 min read
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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...
Catherine J Rippee-Hanson
Aug 1, 20217 min read
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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...
Catherine J Rippee-Hanson
Jul 18, 20217 min read
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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...
Catherine J Rippee-Hanson
May 5, 202118 min read
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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...
Catherine J Rippee-Hanson
Feb 16, 20215 min read
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Acceptable Losses
by Catherine J Rippee-Hanson Acceptable losses are usually defined as - destruction or casualties that are considered reasonable because...
Catherine J Rippee-Hanson
Jan 4, 20218 min read
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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...
Catherine J Rippee-Hanson
Nov 24, 20203 min read
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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...
Catherine J Rippee-Hanson
Nov 16, 20206 min read
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