Catherine J Rippee-Hanson
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...
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Catherine J Rippee-Hanson
Mar 33 min read
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...
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Catherine J Rippee-Hanson
Aug 28, 202313 min read
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...
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Catherine J Rippee-Hanson
Jun 21, 202312 min read
"Patches"
By Catherine J Rippee-Hanson James Mark Rippee "Patches" with his dog, Buster. (December 1987) On November 25th, 2022, I posted an update...
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Catherine J Rippee-Hanson
May 6, 20234 min read
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...
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Catherine J Rippee-Hanson
Apr 17, 20235 min read
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...
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Catherine J Rippee-Hanson
Mar 9, 20236 min read
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...
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Catherine J Rippee-Hanson
Dec 18, 20229 min read
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 -...
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Catherine J Rippee-Hanson
May 19, 202211 min read
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, 202210 min read
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, 20214 min read
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, 202110 min read
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, 20219 min read
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, 20217 min read
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, 20217 min read
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, 202118 min read
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, 20215 min read
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, 20218 min read
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, 20203 min read
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, 20206 min read
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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