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The Fragile Grace of Mental Illness

The Fragile Grace of Mental Illness

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Kali White VanBaale
Nov 10, 2023
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Last Sunday I had a visit with Chase, my former neighbor now friend serving three life sentences for the murders of his father, mother, and sister during a psychotic episode in 2017. We’ve been in communication since his imprisonment, and I’ve been visiting him in person every few months for over a year now. He’s currentl…

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