Bipolar Blog by Liz: Omaha Shootings

Thursday, December 6, 2007

Omaha Shootings

I was just reading about the young man who shot himself and 8 other people yesterday in Omaha. The article said he suffered from depression, had been thrown out of his parents house, ADD/ADHD, lost his job for stealing money and broke up with his girlfriend.It said they did not know if he had been on medication for a diagnosed mental illness. I hope this is not another one of our young people who got lost in the crowd, slipped through the cracks of the mental illness maze and did not receive proper attention and medical care; similar to the man who killed students at Virginia Tech. I am really very tired of seeing innocent shoppers/students killed, possibly because we are not taking care of our mentally ill as well as we want to. I know the current laws tie the hands of the medical staff and the law officials. I know that we can't take the rights of the mentally ill away from them, but what if one of those killed were your family member? Would you vote for new, more strengent laws to help the mentally ill accept the correct medicine for their safety and the safety of the average person in the mall shopping for Christmas, or just going to class in college?

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Press Release

Press Release
A Bipolar Quandary: New Book Highlights Family's Struggle with Bipolar DisorderARLINGTON, Texas, March 23, 2007 -- Author Liz Janill tells the true story of a woman with bipolar disorder and the painful experiences of her family that cares for her in her new book, "Who Are the Victims? A Bipolar Quandary" (now available through AuthorHouse). Dorothy is medically diagnosed with bipolar disorder, in addition to suffering from delusions. Her husband, Charles, must make the decision to either place her in an asylum or allow her to live at home and help raise their three young children. Ultimately, he decides that the children should have a mother in their lives, no matter what. This begins the family's unforgettable journey of understanding as they work with Dorothy to manage her disorder and delusions. At times, Dorothy is lucid, but most of her time is spent in a hyper-manic and delusional frame of mind. The story is told through the eyes of Liz, Dorothy's daughter, beginning when she is 5 years old. Dorothy and Liz are very close and spend a great deal of time together. Liz expresses many of her thoughts and feelings regarding her mother and recounts the amazing obstacles that the family overcomes due to the disorder. "It is a love story in some ways about a family who loved Dorothy extremely and how they protected and took care of her for 48 years," says Janill. Through her story, Janill walks readers through the painful decisions that must be made every day on behalf of someone who is bipolar. "Bipolar disorder is an emotional rollercoaster ride that involves not only the bipolar person, but the whole family itself," she says. Janill wrote this book to share the very personal story of her now deceased mother. She hopes to reach other families in similar situations by providing a source of comfort and support in the knowledge that they are not alone. AuthorHouse is the premier publishing house for emerging authors and new voices in literature. For more information, please visit http://www.authorhouse.com.