Recovery StoriesNEW YORK CITYVOICES: April/May 2001
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My Detailed Autobiography
By LORRE LEON MENDELSON
"For the first time in my life I feel I am a part of the world!"Experiencing The Obstacles Around Me
By ROSEMARY THOMAS
"Dealing with a medical condition along with a mental condition (schizophrenia) can be a difficult and complicated task to handle."Suicide Survivor
By JEAN J. ESPLIN
"I had no home, job, family, friends or money. ... Eight years later, I have a home, job, friends and money. I have a life better than I could have imagined then."Story of Schizophrenia
By RICHARDO MARTINEZ
"Everything was fine, but I still harbored enmity against all that I had experienced. I couldn't accept the fact that I got sick and that I had been in a 'madhouse.'"My Autobiography
By RUSSELL SKOP
"Life got better in the adult residence living away from my parents ... I even did a musical show. Mental breaks did not ruin my singing voice."
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