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About Gabriel...

...diagnosed with manic depression when I was nineteen, for the next 14-years I lived without treatment or a recovery plan. I've been homeless, one time I graduated college, I've won awards for reporting on Internet privacy issues, and a weekly humour column. In 2002 I finally hit bottom and found help. It's now 2024, and I have a 9-year old son, and a 14-year old son... I’m usually about six feet tall, and I'm pretty sure I screwed up my book deal. I mostly blog at saltedlithium.com....

Days from his ninetieth birthday my grandfather has to start all over again

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Gabriel...

We’re celebrating my grandfather’s ninetieth birthday this week. I’m having a hard time believing we’ll be doing it for ninety-one next year. There was a fire recently that left him and my grandmother homeless. At the moment the most likely … Continue reading →

Posted in Bud, Clinical Depression, crazy people with no pants, Depression, Granny, Health, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Mental Health | Tagged , , | 11 Comments

Hearing for the first time what I missed for four months

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Gabriel...

For the first time since January 24, 2012, I can hear out of both ears. It’s not perfect, but it’s really, really close. On January 25 I lost my hearing due to an infection. At its worst I had no … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar, Clinical Depression, crazy people with no pants, Depression, Health, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Mental Health | Tagged | 9 Comments

Fixing the things that have been broken

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Gabriel...

Tomorrow afternoon* I will be in the hospital for a quick procedure which, I’ve been told, will allow me to hear properly again. Eventually. I have some hearing in my left ear, but that’s like wetting the bottom of a … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Clinical Depression, crazy people with no pants, Diabetes, Health, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Mental Health | Tagged | 4 Comments

How I ended up being one of the first Internet users in Canada; why I owned a pirate shirt and a photo of my mohawk

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Gabriel...

When I was twenty-two I owned, and proudly wore, a burgundy coloured pirate shirt. It had puffy sleeves, a long v-neck with laces, and — if I let it — it hung to my knees. It was awesome. I had … Continue reading →

Posted in Clinical Depression, crazy people with no pants, Entertainment, Health, Humor, Humour, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Mental Health, No Post Day | 6 Comments

Thank you.

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Gabriel...

…hi. I accidentally published this post before I had even started it. Whoops. My apologies. So, this is the version that has words. Thank you, to everyone who offered to help with the cost of our daughter’s gravestone. We received … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Clinical Depression, crazy people with no pants, Health, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Mental Health, Poverty, Pregnancy | Tagged | 9 Comments

We need help.

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Gabriel...

We can’t afford to buy Evangeline a headstone. Not any time soon, anyway. We priced stones last week and the second smallest costs $900. It’s a flat stone measuring 24″x12″x4″, it’ll have her full name, her birth date and a … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Clinical Depression, crazy people with no pants, Health, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Mental Health, Poverty | Tagged , | 20 Comments