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Kate K. Patient Expert

Alfred Station, New York
I am 46 and I am in recovery from schizophrenia. I began hearing voices in my mid 20s, but didn't... Full Bio
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Working It Through by Kate K. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Schizophrenia I've been a bit too preoccupied with my 1990s songs lately. Soundclick keeps statistics of who views my profile page and which songs are played and how many times, etc... I' ... Read on »
My Songs On The Internet by Kate K. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Schizophrenia I just added a widget from a site called SoundClick. It's a place where you can upload your original songs and even sell them. I'm not confident enough in my skill level to ... Read on »
A Self-Portrait by Kate K. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Schizophrenia This is a self-portrait I did around the time my computer broke down. It's done in gouache and watercolor pencils. Read on »
Three More Kittens by Kate K. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Schizophrenia I had to take in three more kittens this past week. They are about a month old and I can't keep them. I will take care of them till they are old enough to adopt and then I'm ... Read on »
My Return To The Internet Community by Kate K. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Schizophrenia Hello Everyone. I'm back and I hope you all have been well and continue to be well. I've been offline for about a month and a half and during that time, due to the isolation ... Read on »
My Computer Is Not Working by Kate K. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Schizophrenia A couple of days ago I tried to turn on my computer and it wouldn't turn on all the way, so I have to call a computer service place tomorrow and bring my computer in to be che ... Read on »
Siblings by Kate K. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Schizophrenia Another painting based on a Mary Ellen Mark photograph. What's unusual for me about this painting is that I'm also using a couple of Pitt Markers to outline the boy and part ... Read on »
Mother And Child by Kate K. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Schizophrenia This painting is based on a black and white photograph by the photographer Mary Ellen Mark in her book A Cry For Help: Stories of Homelessness and Hope. And I'm back to my o ... Read on »
Back To Painting by Kate K. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Schizophrenia I drew and painted both of these portraits today. Nancy commissioned me to paint a portrait of her father and nephew, but I couldn't resist also painting a portrait of her si ... Read on »
My Brother As A Child--1967 by Kate K. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Schizophrenia I consider this a rare photograph because my brother is smiling. Read on »
Feeling Good by Kate K. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Schizophrenia Thanks Chris for your advice and concern. I went to see the doctor this morning. I'm okay. My blood pressure is good, pulse is good, heart and lungs sound good. He was als ... Read on »
A Mixed Bag by Kate K. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Schizophrenia I started smoking again a couple of months ago, off and on, but last week I began getting a pain in my upper right arm when I breathed deeply. This was right around the time ... Read on »
New Opportunity by Kate K. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Schizophrenia The president of the NAMI group I went to from the next county over wrote to me with three suggestions for starting a support group. Her first suggestion was to start a NAMI ... Read on »
Home Life by Kate K. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Schizophrenia I took the two cats and three kittens to the vet yesterday afternoon. I'm happy to say that they are all in good health. They got their shots, though I have to return in thr ... Read on »
House Cleaning by Kate K. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Schizophrenia I began house cleaning yesterday and continued with it today and am praying that I keep cleaning throughout the next two weeks. What has given me the motivation to clean is t ... Read on »
Three Kittens by Kate K. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Schizophrenia Last Friday my oldest cat Allie died and a few hours later Richard discovered three kittens in the woodshed on my back porch. I had been expecting the death of my cat for qui ... Read on »
Poem--First Draft by Kate K. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Schizophrenia The other day I joined a poetry writing group called Crazy Poems on LiveJournal. It's a group for poets who suffer from mental illness. One of the founding poets set up a ch ... Read on »
A Friend Of The Family by Kate K. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Schizophrenia My thanks to J.P., Bev and Jen who posted comments on my last entry. I really appreciate the feedback and support. Richard is a very good friend of the family, he's been esp ... Read on »