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Colleen Scott

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
192 total appearances

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Podcast Appearances

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Colleen Scott: One Mother's Journey Through Schizophrenia

Well, probably, I think there's a higher percentage of suicides among schizophrenics than the rest of the population. Their life expectancy is shorter, and I'm sure that includes their lifestyle. By that, I mean they're often homeless, sporadically homeless, if not permanently, and just poor health due to lack of money, lack of...

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Colleen Scott: One Mother's Journey Through Schizophrenia

Social stability, you know, that puts them at risk in many ways, you know, dangerous way, you know, sort of traumatic injuries could resolve things of that nature. Those are my fears. And then, of course, my personal fear as a mom is that I won't be here forever. I don't know if you noticed, but I started smoking again. Now, I had never I had smoked when I was a teenager.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Colleen Scott: One Mother's Journey Through Schizophrenia

Social stability, you know, that puts them at risk in many ways, you know, dangerous way, you know, sort of traumatic injuries could resolve things of that nature. Those are my fears. And then, of course, my personal fear as a mom is that I won't be here forever. I don't know if you noticed, but I started smoking again. Now, I had never I had smoked when I was a teenager.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Colleen Scott: One Mother's Journey Through Schizophrenia

Social stability, you know, that puts them at risk in many ways, you know, dangerous way, you know, sort of traumatic injuries could resolve things of that nature. Those are my fears. And then, of course, my personal fear as a mom is that I won't be here forever. I don't know if you noticed, but I started smoking again. Now, I had never I had smoked when I was a teenager.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Colleen Scott: One Mother's Journey Through Schizophrenia

I had quit when I had my children. Now, I have been terribly impacted by this. I mean, incredibly, incredibly impacted.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Colleen Scott: One Mother's Journey Through Schizophrenia

I had quit when I had my children. Now, I have been terribly impacted by this. I mean, incredibly, incredibly impacted.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Colleen Scott: One Mother's Journey Through Schizophrenia

I had quit when I had my children. Now, I have been terribly impacted by this. I mean, incredibly, incredibly impacted.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Colleen Scott: One Mother's Journey Through Schizophrenia

So, smoking is the only thing I can think of. It's either that or drinking, which I don't want to do because that's really bad.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Colleen Scott: One Mother's Journey Through Schizophrenia

So, smoking is the only thing I can think of. It's either that or drinking, which I don't want to do because that's really bad.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Colleen Scott: One Mother's Journey Through Schizophrenia

So, smoking is the only thing I can think of. It's either that or drinking, which I don't want to do because that's really bad.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Colleen Scott: One Mother's Journey Through Schizophrenia

He's in a group home. He's under AOT orders. which dictated by a probate judge. It's a special court. It usually deals with wills and people who are dead, but it can also deal with disabled people brought in to adjudicate their insanity, I suppose, and any other related issues that come up.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Colleen Scott: One Mother's Journey Through Schizophrenia

He's in a group home. He's under AOT orders. which dictated by a probate judge. It's a special court. It usually deals with wills and people who are dead, but it can also deal with disabled people brought in to adjudicate their insanity, I suppose, and any other related issues that come up.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Colleen Scott: One Mother's Journey Through Schizophrenia

He's in a group home. He's under AOT orders. which dictated by a probate judge. It's a special court. It usually deals with wills and people who are dead, but it can also deal with disabled people brought in to adjudicate their insanity, I suppose, and any other related issues that come up.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Colleen Scott: One Mother's Journey Through Schizophrenia

Yes, except for the times when he was in a new city and... wandered off and didn't know his surroundings and was arrested for vagrancy. And, you know, not just vagrancy, but these individuals that suffer from this disease have very poor social interactive skills. So I can, having not observed it directly, I can imagine, for instance, if they're standing...

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Colleen Scott: One Mother's Journey Through Schizophrenia

Yes, except for the times when he was in a new city and... wandered off and didn't know his surroundings and was arrested for vagrancy. And, you know, not just vagrancy, but these individuals that suffer from this disease have very poor social interactive skills. So I can, having not observed it directly, I can imagine, for instance, if they're standing...

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Colleen Scott: One Mother's Journey Through Schizophrenia

Yes, except for the times when he was in a new city and... wandered off and didn't know his surroundings and was arrested for vagrancy. And, you know, not just vagrancy, but these individuals that suffer from this disease have very poor social interactive skills. So I can, having not observed it directly, I can imagine, for instance, if they're standing...

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Colleen Scott: One Mother's Journey Through Schizophrenia

in front of a business, in a business district. And the store owner asks them to leave because they don't want them out there. They look disheveled and there's no reason for them to be standing in front of the store for four hours or something like that. Then, of course, the police are called.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Colleen Scott: One Mother's Journey Through Schizophrenia

in front of a business, in a business district. And the store owner asks them to leave because they don't want them out there. They look disheveled and there's no reason for them to be standing in front of the store for four hours or something like that. Then, of course, the police are called.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Colleen Scott: One Mother's Journey Through Schizophrenia

in front of a business, in a business district. And the store owner asks them to leave because they don't want them out there. They look disheveled and there's no reason for them to be standing in front of the store for four hours or something like that. Then, of course, the police are called.

Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?
Colleen Scott: One Mother's Journey Through Schizophrenia

Then they get picked up and there's just a misdemeanor associated, but they do interface with the police at this point. So then they probably may have a court case, something like that.