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<blockquote data-quote="gcvmom" data-source="post: 399781" data-attributes="member: 3444"><p>Haven't read through the other replies, but besides WELCOME, I want to encourage you to join your local NAMI chapter. They have excellent workshops for families such as yours (ALL FREE) and can link you to a whole host of services in your area. </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://wwww.nami.org" target="_blank">http://wwww.nami.org</a></p><p> </p><p>NARSAD is another great organization for information on schizophrenia, and the frequently host conferences that are open to both the public and medical community. I've found them to be very informative!</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.narsad.org" target="_blank">http://www.narsad.org</a></p><p> </p><p>By all means, allow yourself the time to grieve the loss of the life you thought your son would have. It's an important step for you and the sooner you work through those feelings the sooner you will be ready for the work that lays ahead. You've already taken the first important step of reaching out -- this is a great place to come for information, for venting, for crying, for laughing, for worrying, for all of it -- and it's open 24/7! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p> </p><p>You'll also want to have some face-to-face help, so I'd also seek out a qualified therapist, a community group (there are groups that often meet at local hospitals for families coping with schizophrenia), your clergy, etc. Doesn't matter where, just so long as it works for you.</p><p> </p><p>While I cannot speak from personal experience with this disease, I have met people with adult children who are able to live independently despite their illness, so it can be done. Not everyone ends up institutionalized.</p><p> </p><p>(((Hugs)))</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gcvmom, post: 399781, member: 3444"] Haven't read through the other replies, but besides WELCOME, I want to encourage you to join your local NAMI chapter. They have excellent workshops for families such as yours (ALL FREE) and can link you to a whole host of services in your area. [URL]http://wwww.nami.org[/URL] NARSAD is another great organization for information on schizophrenia, and the frequently host conferences that are open to both the public and medical community. I've found them to be very informative! [URL]http://www.narsad.org[/URL] By all means, allow yourself the time to grieve the loss of the life you thought your son would have. It's an important step for you and the sooner you work through those feelings the sooner you will be ready for the work that lays ahead. You've already taken the first important step of reaching out -- this is a great place to come for information, for venting, for crying, for laughing, for worrying, for all of it -- and it's open 24/7! :) You'll also want to have some face-to-face help, so I'd also seek out a qualified therapist, a community group (there are groups that often meet at local hospitals for families coping with schizophrenia), your clergy, etc. Doesn't matter where, just so long as it works for you. While I cannot speak from personal experience with this disease, I have met people with adult children who are able to live independently despite their illness, so it can be done. Not everyone ends up institutionalized. (((Hugs))) [/QUOTE]
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