Waiting by Karl Shallowhorn

written by Karl Shallowhorn

Waiting

It�s Advent. And we wait. We wait for a miraculous event that can transform lives through weeks of hope, peace, joy and love. For the literal millions of people, however, who live with a mental health diagnosis, even a day can feel like forever.

I remember the experience of being institutionalized; waiting for the day of liberation; the day I would get