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Gallery II, by John Musgraves. © Wheel Me On, 2005. All rights reserved.
Chronology 1: An outline of Tessa's decline and recovery, 1991-1992
Chronology 2: An outline of Tessa's decline and recovery, 1993-1994
Chronology 3: An outline of Tessa's decline and recovery, 1995
Chronology 4: An outline of Tessa's decline and recovery, 1995
Chronology 5: An outline of Tessa's decline and recovery, 1995
Getting professional help not always easy: March 10, 1997
Sliding into the abyss: February 28, 1998
Coping with schizophrenia: March 16, 1999
Diary of a daughter's nightmare: March 15, 2000
A bad dream: Tessa's story in her own words, 2005
Tessa's first letter: From Auckland, January 1995
Tessa's second letter: From Auckland, February 1995
Tessa's third letter: From Auckland, March 1995
Tessa's fourth letter: From Auckland, July 1995
Tessa's fifth letter: From Auckland, July 1995
Tessa's sixth letter: From Auckland, August 1995
Tessa's seventh letter: From Auckland, September 1995
Tessa's eighth letter: From Wellington, November 1995
Tessa's ninth letter: From Dunedin Hospital, January 1996
Tessa's 10th letter: From Dunedin Hospital, January 1996
Tessa's 11th letter: From Dunedin Hospital, January 1996
Rescue in Australia, Part 1: From Mrs A in Sydney, November 1995
Rescue in Australia, Part 2: From Mrs A in Sydney, November 1995
Rescue in Australia, Part 3: From Mrs A in Sydney, November 1995
Rescue in Australia, Part 4: From Mrs A in Sydney, November 1995
Tessa's handprint, 1973: A pointer to schizophrenia in later life?
Tessa in Dunedin, 1996: After several years of psychosis.
Tessa in Chester, 1998: Showing the remarkable transformation.
Tessa in Palmerston North, 2005: Massey University graduation.
Tessa in Dunedin, 2006: With her first psychiatrist, Chris Wisely.
Tessa's postcard, 1990: Before the darkness descended.
Medical certificate, November 15, 1995: Supported application below.
Application for an assessment, November 15, 1995: The form I filled in.
Certificate of preliminary assessment, November 16, 1995: Wellington.
Certificate of final assessment, January 11, 1996: Dunedin.
Statement of patient's rights from the reverse of the above.
Notification of release from compulsory status, July 15, 1996.
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One of the first things we did, after Tessa was discharged from hospi-
tal into our care, was read Surviving Schi-
zophrenia: A Manual for Families, Consumers and Providers, by E. Fuller Torrey, MD, which not only explains the illness, but debunks many of the myths about it. Don't be bamboozled.
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Tessa
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Tessa near Melbourne in January 2007. Mental illness is now a hazy memory — almost as hazy as Victoria during the summer's bushfires. |
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