Rethink blogger Richard

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I’m Richard. My brother was diagnosed with schizophrenia when I was fifteen. I’m thirty one now and work as a nurse in mental health.

I probably have an ambivalent attitude to mental health services because of the personal-professional thing. My brother lives in supported accommodation a couple of hours drive away from me, but we have a pretty tight family. My parents are very good to us both. I don’t think anyone sussed out yet exactly what happened to us, but it had some colour about it. 

Posts by Richard

Strange harmonies

08 April 2011 | Posted by Richard | 2 comments
Topics: Siblings, Family and friends

In this post, I’ve decided to concentrate on the advantages of having a brother like Alvin, rather than dwell upon the difficulties. I have seen him on a couple of occasions recently, both at my parents’ home in Suffolk and in London.

My brother and me

21 January 2011 | Posted by Richard | 5 comments
Topics: Siblings, Family and friends

I have a brother called Alvin, who happens to have a diagnosis of schizophrenia. He was diagnosed many years ago when I was fifteen, and he was seventeen. I am now thirty-one years old, and work as a mental health professional – as a nurse.