Be Careful What You Wish For
Finding herself out of work after 12 long years at a secretarial position, Alice Shapiro had simply had enough. The unknown future swirled and leapt around her. What would she do? How would she make a living? As anxiety and stress continued to mount, Alice made a secret vow to God: no more job, unless it was creative. Unbeknownst to herself or anyone else at the time, Alice was sick with schizophrenia. Together, her illness and the little wish she’d just thrown out to the universe was about to make life very different for her. Alice had always had lots of anxiety and a general sadness, even a vision or two. Now that the stress was rampant, however, her schizophrenia crept in and began to manifest strongly. For four years after being let go from her job Alice struggled ...