Text Box: of him. For a while he took on a job as a coal miner but had to quit that when we moved up north. He never stopped beating me. If I would have stood up for myself he would have been put in his place. For 15 years I wanted a baby and he did too. He wanted a boy and I wanted a girl. I finally had one and he made me stay home from work for 5 months. During that time we were able to sign up for welfare but after we used up all of that money we would gather up moss, dig ginseng, and gather aluminum cans to make ends meet. It was hard at times but we always seemed to make it. Text Box: Today, I have five wonderful grandkids. I live alone and have now for four years. Once a year I go home to West Virginia to decorate family graves. Rosetta Text Box: My name is Rosetta and I have had a mental illness off and on for thirty years. The first years of my life were a struggle. I had my first break down when, if I remember correctly, I was 28 years old. The first medication they put me on was Thorazine. I had a real bad husband who beat me over the least little thing. We grew up in the same town and married in Chicago, Illinois. He worked so hard but he always turned to the bottle and whipped me. I was afraid of him. He finally got so bad a social worker had him put in a nursing home. When my daughter and her husband brought him out of the home, I had to take care Text Box: While many people have different recovery plans for themselves, we here at Tazewell House feel there are certain key factors in recovering. Some of these include: Taking your medicine at proper times and in proper amounts Getting plenty of exercise and rest Getting plenty of sunlight; its important not to isolate yourself Following all doctors orders Text Box: Text Box: Keeping busy! Eating properly. Take notice when your symptoms are acting up and act before they get worse. Keep in contact with your support system! From your case manager, to recovery center staff, to friends. They are all important!!! Tazewell House Text Box: “Having a brown leather coat like I want would help me recover because if I had it, I wouldn’t have the stress on me of having to find one and still want it”. Gary Text Box: “I feel that if I quit smoking that would be a good step to recovering cause it would make me feel a lot better and help with my asthma”. Lora. Text Box:

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