Always a good read on her experiences with good info for those of us who are dealing with or have friends/family dealing with diverse mental health issues. Thanks Sheri for all you put into your blogging.
“…Those were the days when it was easier for me to believe every house had a white picket fence and was covered in pink roses all year round. In reality, I knew nothing was further from the truth. I saw so many ugly things in my world of work. I liked my fantasy of white picket fences…”
Mental Health Care – Who Needs It?
The Fourth House
By – Sheri de Grom
I couldn’t believe what I’d just heard. It couldn’t be possible. Yet when I looked up and 
saw the determined look on my husband’s face, I knew he was serious.
Tom calmly stated, “You need to attend four therapy sessions before I can come home.”
December 7, 1987, was my husband, Tom’s, first mental health hospitalization. I was having a difficult time wrapping my head around his even being in the hospital.
What the … he couldn’t be talking to me but he was. We were the only two people in his hospital room and we’d walked to the private garden outside. The night air was cold but I always loved the crisp aroma of pine mixed with the dampness of the fog drifting up from the bay. His small balcony overlooked Monterey Bay…
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