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Message from Family Advocates: Supporting Proposition 1 in California and Senate Bill 43

Catherine J Rippee-Hanson

Mar 3
3 min

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, 2023
13 min

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, 2023
12 min

"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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Changing California's View of Severe Mental Illness
(Mental Health and Illness Awareness Month)

Catherine J Rippee-Hanson

May 6, 2023
4 min

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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A case for CA SB 43 - Expanding "Grave Disability."

Catherine J Rippee-Hanson

Apr 17, 2023
5 min

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, 2023
6 min

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, 2022
9 min

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, 2022
11 min

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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Stoicism - The Face I Wear... Calmness in Chaos

Catherine J Rippee-Hanson

Feb 17, 2022
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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I am an American Curbside Caregiver
...my view from the streets.

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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Help or Hindrance? - The Consequences of Caring

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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The Freedom to Choose...on the streets with Anosognosia

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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Advocacy & Activism for Serious Brain Disorders

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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Suspicion, Sacrifice, and Still a Warrior!

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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