Baby Doll

“You never really understand a person until you consider things from (her) point of view.” -To Kill A Mockingbird

https://youtu.be/leCOZE9SEsc?si=2pu-IIlNhk_eCnTm

They say life imitates art – a sentiment I now know to be true. Nine days away from the new movie (set in a psych hospital), a member of EF’s family is checking in to her own, today😔. EF will be relocating, temporarily, to assist.

Thoughts and prayers (for my beautiful, loving mother) are welcome. I pray for her. I pray for sanity and peace in the world. More and more I feel like my words are falling upon deaf ears.

It’s true, the characters I borrow for these movies are modeled after the people I love most. Baby Doll could be my mother, my sister, daughter, friend. And of course, yours also. It’s a matter of perspective, isn’t it.

-Experience Film💙🙏🏼☹️

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  1. Sending you all our heartfelt hopes and prayers. Seeing someone you love go through this is so tough. My late mother suffered with ill health in her later years, as well as dementia, and it was an incredibly tough time for our family.

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  2. Sending you prayers and good vibes on your birthday!! My late mother suffered from some mental health issues for years which also affected her physical health. She passed away at a young age of 46. I pray for comfort for you during this difficult time… and yes, we all ought to pray for sanity and peace in the world!

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  3. I sort of understand.

    My sister was schizophrenic.

    They tried to control it/her with a mountain of various pills. I don’t know how effective they were. She died young (ish) (cancers) and I believe a lifetime of those pills poisoned her.

    I tried to be there for her, and was a lot, but one or more of her personas hated me and pushed me away. Then I would just go away.

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    1. It’s especially hard when your loved one won’t let you help them. My mom isn’t pushing me away (any more than anyone else) But she only trusts doctor-prescribed medications… which are directly contributing to her current pain. She’s addicted to Xanax. Has been for years… I’m trying not to trigger her or act like I know everything, and just be supportive… Although I’ve struggled with mental health my whole life, have a degree in psychology, and have researched the shit out of all this. But ultimately, she’d rather place her faith in the advice of doctor who sizes her up for 15 minutes and throws a dart at list of aggressive meds with exotic and severe side effects… (pardon the unsolicted venting😤)… May your sister rest in peace. I’m so lucky I don’t have schizophrenia. I’ve worked with clients who have it, as a social worker. Very hard🙏🏼

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      1. Vent away!
        Well, your mom will do what she wants, and yes, I’m sure it is frustrating when you have a bit of knowledge that falls on unwilling ears.

        It was very hard to be around my sister, when she would allow me.
        It took a whole lotta maturity not to hate her. 💙

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  5. I send you all my prayers, my good fellow, to give you lots of strength as you support your beloved mother in her recovery. I know how hard it is to bear these moments, as I experienced with my mother’s blood cancer back then. However, racial prejudice and social justice represent the idea of innocence; just don’t kill the Mockingbird!! Take care, my friend.🤞🖖

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  6. Uh, with a heavy heart, I have to chime in as well. My father was very protective of my mom in the last few years of her life and refused my help. He insisted I take care of my own family, which to be fair was not misguided because my second son was about to be born, but we moved from Uruguay to be near my mom. There is no cure (she had something similar to what Bruce Willis has) so we knew her days were numbered. In the end, we moved back to Uruguay for various reasons, but I felt I’d never see her again, so I made a plan with my therapist and had a long one-on-one meeting with her before we left. She died in her sleep 6 months later. And I am at peace with that because of that meeting.

    I had a newborn, so I could not spend as much time with her as I wanted. So I suggest just letting go of as much as you can and spending the time you still have with her. That is my sincere advice.

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    1. You lost your mother at such an early age. That is devastating. But I can tell that experience has made you a better person. There is a proud mother smiling from The Grey Haven. Thank you for sharing and for the support🙏

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  9. The rhythms of life are strange and mysterious; they come upon us at the most inopportune moments. When arrived, we must grasp them by the colored edges and make the most of the moment. What I’m trying to say poetically is that take each instant in its own element and don’t try to change it into something else, something less desirable.

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