Leanna May Franklin

conventional, working with the best professionals, the best programs, and even with the means and the support, we have had very similar stories as someone who doesn't have access to these programs. Yeah.

Yeah, so disorganized speech, responding to internal stimuli, audio and visual hallucinations, very aggravated and agitated, you know, unable to sit still. He just wasn't feeling well. He just did not feel well. He needed our help. He knew something was wrong and he really needed our help.

Yeah, so disorganized speech, responding to internal stimuli, audio and visual hallucinations, very aggravated and agitated, you know, unable to sit still. He just wasn't feeling well. He just did not feel well. He needed our help. He knew something was wrong and he really needed our help.

Yeah, so disorganized speech, responding to internal stimuli, audio and visual hallucinations, very aggravated and agitated, you know, unable to sit still. He just wasn't feeling well. He just did not feel well. He needed our help. He knew something was wrong and he really needed our help.

In my son's case, he knew. He knew before any of us knew when he was age 15 that something wasn't right. And he actually advocated for his own treatment early on. Again, at the time, we all thought it was typical hormonal stuff, depression, anxiety, social challenges, academic challenges, just the stress of life. But he knew something was wrong.

In my son's case, he knew. He knew before any of us knew when he was age 15 that something wasn't right. And he actually advocated for his own treatment early on. Again, at the time, we all thought it was typical hormonal stuff, depression, anxiety, social challenges, academic challenges, just the stress of life. But he knew something was wrong.

In my son's case, he knew. He knew before any of us knew when he was age 15 that something wasn't right. And he actually advocated for his own treatment early on. Again, at the time, we all thought it was typical hormonal stuff, depression, anxiety, social challenges, academic challenges, just the stress of life. But he knew something was wrong.

And he actually did a lot of his own research online. At one point, he did say to us at age 16, I think I might have schizophrenia.

And he actually did a lot of his own research online. At one point, he did say to us at age 16, I think I might have schizophrenia.

And he actually did a lot of his own research online. At one point, he did say to us at age 16, I think I might have schizophrenia.

At the time, I was very dismissive.

At the time, I was very dismissive.

At the time, I was very dismissive.

Even though, you know, I'm getting him the help he needs. We had one of the best psychologists in the United States, etc. I, at the time, was in complete denial as a mother and thought, well, this is just the phase.

Even though, you know, I'm getting him the help he needs. We had one of the best psychologists in the United States, etc. I, at the time, was in complete denial as a mother and thought, well, this is just the phase.

Even though, you know, I'm getting him the help he needs. We had one of the best psychologists in the United States, etc. I, at the time, was in complete denial as a mother and thought, well, this is just the phase.

Because it doesn't run in our family. And I had always thought that schizophrenia and bipolar was genetic.

Because it doesn't run in our family. And I had always thought that schizophrenia and bipolar was genetic.

Because it doesn't run in our family. And I had always thought that schizophrenia and bipolar was genetic.

And it's a long-term diagnosis. You don't just diagnose somebody, right?