Comments on: dear Margaret Trudeau http://cribchronicles.com/2007/10/30/dear-margaret-trudeau/ i will NOT scribble on the children Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:08:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alfred Coote http://cribchronicles.com/2007/10/30/dear-margaret-trudeau/comment-page-1/#comment-403693 Alfred Coote Sat, 05 Feb 2011 22:48:03 +0000 http://cribchronicles.com/2007/10/31/dear-margaret-trudeau/#comment-403693 Dear Margaret Trudeau; I have watched most of your television interviews, I just watched you this evening on Etalk. I am bipolar, I was diagnosed at age 21 in 1974 and am now 57 years old. I worked most of my life but was hospitalized several times from 1974 - 1990. I often went off of my medication, whenever I felt good causing me to end up in the hospital. I enjoy your talks and outlook on mental health and admire your strength and courage. I never like dtoo talk about my illness years ago and now I am very open to everyone about it. Dear Margaret Trudeau;
I have watched most of your television interviews, I just watched you this evening on Etalk.
I am bipolar, I was diagnosed at age 21 in 1974 and am now 57 years old. I worked most of my life but was hospitalized several times from 1974 – 1990. I often went off of my medication, whenever I felt good causing me to end up in the hospital.
I enjoy your talks and outlook on mental health and admire your strength and courage.
I never like dtoo talk about my illness years ago and now I am very open to everyone about it.

]]> By: caledonia wilson http://cribchronicles.com/2007/10/30/dear-margaret-trudeau/comment-page-1/#comment-293060 caledonia wilson Tue, 02 Feb 2010 02:04:44 +0000 http://cribchronicles.com/2007/10/31/dear-margaret-trudeau/#comment-293060 Dear Margaret I am the lady who painted the portraid of Pierre that is hanging in youth liberal leader Adam Mirons office in parliament,and just completed another when he was young with the look of love in his eyes. I too have bipolar depression and co fascilitate Kamloops Mood Disorder Association support group, so would like to have youi email me in this regard, as I plan to create a Psychiatric anti stigma support group I shall call The PASS and would appreciate your input and guidance ThanQ Kindly Dear Margaret
I am the lady who painted the portraid of Pierre that is hanging in youth liberal leader Adam Mirons office in parliament,and just completed another when he was young with the look of love in his eyes.
I too have bipolar depression
and co fascilitate Kamloops Mood Disorder Association support group, so would like to have youi email me in this regard, as I plan to create a Psychiatric anti stigma support group I shall call The PASS and would appreciate your input and guidance
ThanQ Kindly

]]> By: bon http://cribchronicles.com/2007/10/30/dear-margaret-trudeau/comment-page-1/#comment-203815 bon Fri, 16 Jan 2009 02:34:40 +0000 http://cribchronicles.com/2007/10/31/dear-margaret-trudeau/#comment-203815 dear Renee, this "article" in question was a blog post...written at my personal blog, at which my name is trackable. you will notice a number of commenters above address me by name, as they are regulars. i also sent a copy to Ms. Trudeau's office, signed. (i did not receive a response.) do you have any commentary with content on the subject, or were you just interested in being snarky about a post written seventeen months ago? i'm still quite willing to stand by its content, or engage in a discussion. thanks. Bon dear Renee,

this “article” in question was a blog post…written at my personal blog, at which my name is trackable. you will notice a number of commenters above address me by name, as they are regulars.

i also sent a copy to Ms. Trudeau’s office, signed. (i did not receive a response.)

do you have any commentary with content on the subject, or were you just interested in being snarky about a post written seventeen months ago? i’m still quite willing to stand by its content, or engage in a discussion.

thanks.
Bon

]]> By: Renee http://cribchronicles.com/2007/10/30/dear-margaret-trudeau/comment-page-1/#comment-203786 Renee Fri, 16 Jan 2009 01:21:05 +0000 http://cribchronicles.com/2007/10/31/dear-margaret-trudeau/#comment-203786 It is intriguing to me that the person who has written this has not left his or her name. Those are extremely strong statements, why not claim the article in hoping for Mrs Trudeau to respond? It is intriguing to me that the person who has written this has not left his or her name. Those are extremely strong statements, why not claim the article in hoping for Mrs Trudeau to respond?

]]> By: Kim King http://cribchronicles.com/2007/10/30/dear-margaret-trudeau/comment-page-1/#comment-127575 Kim King Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:34:00 +0000 http://cribchronicles.com/2007/10/31/dear-margaret-trudeau/#comment-127575 I'm an average everyday single mom, working for a corporation, and cleaning my own kitchen. I suffered from debilitating depression where I coudn't even fathom the energy to commit suicide. I've written a book titled "Dorie's Daughter", available at Amazon.com. It's a story of my life over a two year time period, wherein I have sought treatment from a psychiatrist. I talk quite candidly about my depression, its effect on my life, on my children's lives. If you'd like to know more, pls contact me @ kking@doriesdaughter.com Thank you. I’m an average everyday single mom, working for a corporation, and cleaning my own kitchen. I suffered from debilitating depression where I coudn’t even fathom the energy to commit suicide.

I’ve written a book titled “Dorie’s Daughter”, available at Amazon.com. It’s a story of my life over a two year time period, wherein I have sought treatment from a psychiatrist. I talk quite candidly about my depression, its effect on my life, on my children’s lives. If you’d like to know more, pls contact me @ kking@doriesdaughter.com

Thank you.

]]> By: cinnamon gurl http://cribchronicles.com/2007/10/30/dear-margaret-trudeau/comment-page-1/#comment-82151 cinnamon gurl Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:11:42 +0000 http://cribchronicles.com/2007/10/31/dear-margaret-trudeau/#comment-82151 I don't know how I missed this the first time around but I did. It's brilliant. I'm at work, trying to focus on work but totally unable to as my husband has taken the day off work to get housing and more importantly mental health help for his mum. All I can do is keep making phone calls. We'd had a glimmer of hope last week but that's nearly extinguished. And of course, I can't forget the person I just saw yesterday. Off to vote for the CBA for best post. Your writing is just so wonderful! I don’t know how I missed this the first time around but I did. It’s brilliant.

I’m at work, trying to focus on work but totally unable to as my husband has taken the day off work to get housing and more importantly mental health help for his mum. All I can do is keep making phone calls. We’d had a glimmer of hope last week but that’s nearly extinguished.

And of course, I can’t forget the person I just saw yesterday.

Off to vote for the CBA for best post. Your writing is just so wonderful!

]]> By: crazymumma http://cribchronicles.com/2007/10/30/dear-margaret-trudeau/comment-page-1/#comment-79228 crazymumma Fri, 04 Jan 2008 23:30:57 +0000 http://cribchronicles.com/2007/10/31/dear-margaret-trudeau/#comment-79228 man. I was a teen when Maggie cavorted with the Stones. Wasn't that the infamous night of the ElMocambo here in T.O? Waaaayyyy back in the mid seventies? Shit. I think I was necking with my semi abusive boyfriend at the time when we heard it on the radio. Anyhooo I remember this contempt we had for her back then as she publicly fell apart, then as I grew older I began to understand better her flawed humanity. Oblivious at times, privileged always. heh. memories. (Hey, and I am back in your archives as I came over for the Canadian Blog Awards.) man.

I was a teen when Maggie cavorted with the Stones. Wasn’t that the infamous night of the ElMocambo here in T.O? Waaaayyyy back in the mid seventies? Shit. I think I was necking with my semi abusive boyfriend at the time when we heard it on the radio.

Anyhooo

I remember this contempt we had for her back then as she publicly fell apart, then as I grew older I began to understand better her flawed humanity. Oblivious at times, privileged always.

heh. memories. (Hey, and I am back in your archives as I came over for the Canadian Blog Awards.)

]]> By: Mary G http://cribchronicles.com/2007/10/30/dear-margaret-trudeau/comment-page-1/#comment-64072 Mary G Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:17:19 +0000 http://cribchronicles.com/2007/10/31/dear-margaret-trudeau/#comment-64072 This is a really thoughtful post. And I agree with you. I've never been a Margaret fan, but if she can get bipolar a fairer hearing, good for her. I hope she isn't getting paid for it, however. Both she and the deceased Princess of Wales became spokespersons, I think, mostly for the warm fuzzies. This is a really thoughtful post. And I agree with you. I’ve never been a Margaret fan, but if she can get bipolar a fairer hearing, good for her. I hope she isn’t getting paid for it, however. Both she and the deceased Princess of Wales became spokespersons, I think, mostly for the warm fuzzies.

]]> By: daisies http://cribchronicles.com/2007/10/30/dear-margaret-trudeau/comment-page-1/#comment-61312 daisies Mon, 05 Nov 2007 19:30:26 +0000 http://cribchronicles.com/2007/10/31/dear-margaret-trudeau/#comment-61312 i just stood up and clapped, i really really did. thank you for saying it in that wonderful eloquent way that you do. its so very hard to live in this boom city full of money and hummers and so called prosperity and listen to people go on about the fact that there are so many jobs, why on earth would someone choose to be homeless. um. why do they always forget the correlation between mental health issues and the homeless population and the fact that we did not all grow up with a family with money, sigh. its hard to have a mental illness regardless of your social status and having money doesn't take away the pain but it can provide food and shelter and opportunities for treatment. i could go on and on but i'll stop and say thank you for this post. xox i just stood up and clapped, i really really did. thank you for saying it in that wonderful eloquent way that you do. its so very hard to live in this boom city full of money and hummers and so called prosperity and listen to people go on about the fact that there are so many jobs, why on earth would someone choose to be homeless. um. why do they always forget the correlation between mental health issues and the homeless population and the fact that we did not all grow up with a family with money, sigh.

its hard to have a mental illness regardless of your social status and having money doesn’t take away the pain but it can provide food and shelter and opportunities for treatment.

i could go on and on but i’ll stop and say thank you for this post. xox

]]> By: p-man http://cribchronicles.com/2007/10/30/dear-margaret-trudeau/comment-page-1/#comment-60548 p-man Sat, 03 Nov 2007 03:19:29 +0000 http://cribchronicles.com/2007/10/31/dear-margaret-trudeau/#comment-60548 A fan of Ms. Trudeau I am not. Nor is it clear to me what the event organizer expects her to do at these dinners (besides eat the chicken). (I am assuming she was hired to be the face and voice of a tour of some sort.) That said, I am unsure that she is required to operate as an advocate for every person, or class of persons, with mental illness. I imagine she can speak only to her experience as a public person of considerable privilege and that is likely what many of the paying attendees want to hear. I say ask the CMHA whether they will hire an indigent person with mental illness, perhaps afflicted with an unsightly skin condition, and a lengthy carceral history to act as the face of their next speaking tour. I question whether many folks will pop $75 to hear that person. A fan of Ms. Trudeau I am not. Nor is it clear to me what the event organizer expects her to do at these dinners (besides eat the chicken). (I am assuming she was hired to be the face and voice of a tour of some sort.)

That said, I am unsure that she is required to operate as an advocate for every person, or class of persons, with mental illness. I imagine she can speak only to her experience as a public person of considerable privilege and that is likely what many of the paying attendees want to hear. I say ask the CMHA whether they will hire an indigent person with mental illness, perhaps afflicted with an unsightly skin condition, and a lengthy carceral history to act as the face of their next speaking tour. I question whether many folks will pop $75 to hear that person.

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