As some of you know, January 3 is the roughest day of the year for me and my family. Five years ago today, our beloved 34-year-old son Matthew died accidentally of carbon monoxide poisoning after a ten-year struggle with serious mental illness, including anosognosia.
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That is an awkward term for the part of a brain disease that keeps one from having any insight into their disease. That means resistance to any treatment, combined with powerlessness of loved ones or professionals to do anything about it except watch your loved one deteriorate.
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Replying to @NormOrnstein
I truly don’t know if there is anything more painful to battle as a family than this. Wishing you and yours all the best. Here to chat if you ever need 
9:53 PM - 3 Jan 2020
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