The Bethel Rebel: Life according to Johnny Ginsberg

I’d like to wish all of you a Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and I wish you all to have a lot of joy in the times coming forward. It’s a  snowy day out there.  We’ve had a snowstorm to remember at this time.  Praise to God, I managed to get to church, and get [...]

I had my appointment with my psychiatrist this morning.  The major concern we discussed was my weight.  I definitely have too many pounds on me.  I weighed 295 pounds today.  After discussions with the doctor, we decided to titrate down the Clozapine by 50 milligrams, and to titrate the Abilify (aripiprazole) up five milligrams.  This [...]

I received a letter from the Minneapolis Veterans  Home today.  It said it was not going to make an offer of employment to me “at this time.”  It also said that it was a “challenging  decision.”  I wish I could really put in what I really think about that, but I try to keep this [...]