Jani has a cat named Emily 54

July 7, 2009 at 11:52 pm (Jani, The Rest of Life)

Pediatric schizophrenia.

It makes me want to cry. This is why I’m studying biology and psychology – because somebody needs to get into this child’s head and fight off her monsters. Which are literal to her, and out to get her.

She’s a smart girl, too. Very high IQ, needing constant stimulation – her delusions are named after days of the week and numbers. Schizophrenia is more common among the very intelligent (John Nash, for instance) and I want – I want her to be able to use that intelligence to its full extent. And right now she can’t. And I don’t know if I’ve seen anything more heart-rending.

I sure hope God knows what he’s doing. Because he’s going to have a lot to answer for.

~DreamingOfNothing (WishingForSomething)

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