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I'm in the process of writing a will with a Special Needs Trust that I hope will leave a legacy that will help Kevin's younger brother to care for him. Michael, my youngest, is working on his Ph.D. at UCLA in his field of neuroscience/psychology and we've had that talk.

Questions well asked. First, you have to decide what system you want. Do you want a system that intervenes in suicide and values life? I do. I believe we have to get our loved ones help when it can actually lead to better lives and the suicide threat is temporary.

I don't know how anyone will feel when I'm gone, but, my youngest son and I have talked and I'm not asking him to do anything he can't handle within his capabilities. All families that deal with suicide ask themselves, Did I do enough? Too much? It is an age-old question. We can only hope that in future years some of these burdens can be relieved in an effective health care system.

He lives with me and is pretty much at his baseline. His psychosis is controlled for the most part but he does have outbursts and does hear voices sometimes. Last night, after a good weekend, he was having a hard time. He has self-awareness about his disease and gets angry about it. He also suffers from social anxiety and isolation.

Dr. Kanter: some vaccines are considered good-for-life in most people, some (like tetanus and of course the annual flu vaccine) need regular boosters. CDC has a nice chart that lets you toggle btwn looking at vaccines needed by age of the patient and by any special conditions the patient might have. Go here: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/hcp/imz/adult.html#table-age

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Sure.