"February 6, 1988-February 2, 2020

A Thirty-two-year Span

When I was first diagnosed with a mental illness, I sought for and asked for information everywhere I could think to look. Everyone suggested for me to read a certain book. So I checked it out from the library. It was worthless to me. There was no information at all. The book was nothing more than a thick novel. Very disappointing!

When I actually wrote these letters back in 1988, I wrote them as a collection of letters for my first psychiatrist. My hope was for her to be able to see inside me and my mind. Hoping it would help her know more about the experience of schizoaffective disorder. That is a thought as well as a mood disorder....She was very impressed. Then, to my surprise, Doctor B asked me to have it published. That it would help many people.

My prayer is that not only will this book help those with a mental illness to understand much better about what they are or will be going through, but that this book will help doctors and therapists understand mental illness better. To understand the realization of a hope for sanity, and that it can be achieved. May all readers find peace of mind reading this book."