Originally published in the Bangor Daily News, September 23, 2025 A homeless encampment in Biddeford that was cleared by the city in 2024 (Seaver) In a lot of ways, I am probably a lot like you. I am a middle-aged, married white guy with a mortgage and a modest home in a quiet residential neighborhood … Continue reading Crazy, homeless people: What do we do?
Tag: mental illness
The Dangerous Type
Four years ago this week, (the third week of February) I was discharged from Spring Harbor, a psychiatric hospital in Westbrook, Maine. It was my most recent hospitalization. I have been in and out of psychiatric hospitals for more than 40 years, sometimes on a voluntary basis; other times as an involuntary patient. I have … Continue reading The Dangerous Type
Behind Blue Eyes
The vast and overwhelming majority of people with a diagnosed mental illness are very stable and lead productive, normal lives.
Take Five
My wife, Governor Paul Lepage, Bill Nemitz, a charity auction and the in-patient psychiatric unit at Maine Medical Center. How did these random things become connected last week, causing a bit of a stir on my Facebook page last night? Let's start at the top. Last week, just days before the election, Governor Paul LePage joked … Continue reading Take Five
Even better than the first time
The first time was 29 years ago, in October 1982. The next time was a few months later, in August 1983. From there, it was a blur of revolving doors, various medications and racking up some serious medical bills for the next two decades. My disease first landed me at the Maine Medical Center. But … Continue reading Even better than the first time
Once in a lifetime
Of course it happened in Biddeford. Okay, so maybe it could have happened in Sanford, Lewiston or Rumford but really - - what’s the difference? I’m speaking, of course, about the so-called sting video that was meant to prove rampant abuse of welfare benefits in Maine. The undercover, amateur video was shot in the Biddeford … Continue reading Once in a lifetime
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