My sister Ellie Savidge started it rolling. (The last name is different because in my family the names have been changed to project the innocent. But as Ellie says, I am her bio-brother. My name was not one of the ones changed because I am not one of the innocent.) Ellie posted this picture on Facebook of her with our bio-mother, Kathleen Drake. Our mother spent years in the psychiatric wards of Western State hospital and then various locations for long term care. Ellie didn't start with the background story, but rather wanted to provoke response. She posted: "You and I wake up in a psychiatric ward together. Using 4 words, what would you say to me? Note: If you comment, you must copy and paste this to your status, so I may comment on yours as well.. Be a good sport and play along... 4 words is harder than you think......!!" I have organized some of the responses here, not necessarily in order, nor all of them, and here response a...
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