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All The Wiser

83. Schizophrenia: A Mother’s Fight to Save her Son from Himself

All The Wiser

Kimi Culp

Society & Culture, Education, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

4.9652 Ratings

🗓️ 3 May 2023

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Dajon was a true mama’s boy. His mother Michelle, a devoted single mom, adored him. When Dajon was 15 he started showing signs of mental illness. By the age of 18, his personality was disintegrating. He started hearing voices and even tried to jump off of an 11th floor building. After an official diagnosis of schizophrenia, Michelle did everything she could to get Dajon the help he needed to live a stable life. What are the options for a family seeking help from the system? We explore the promises and pitfalls of caring for the mentally ill, and the toll it can take on those who love them.


In this episode:

  • Dajon’s entrance into the world.
  • The initial indicators that Dajon was struggling with his mental health.
  • Dajon is diagnosed with Schizophrenia.
  • The trajectory of his mental health post diagnosis. 
  • Michelle receives devastating news.
  • Dealing with the grief of losing her son and what brings her hope.


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1:02.7

It was the landlord calling me that she's going to probably have to evict him because he's

1:08.4

running outside naked or he's saying people are chasing him

1:11.4

and he's scaring the other residents. Michelle Gonzalez-Reed is a clinical therapist, a mental health

1:17.6

advocate, and a mother to her son, Dejohn, who as a teenager was diagnosed with the devastating

1:24.8

illness of schizophrenia.

1:30.8

And knowing that if he got evicted,

1:33.2

it would be difficult for me to keep him stabilized and not have the younger boys scared in the house

1:35.4

and have him here, that there wasn't a lot of places to go.

1:39.0

There was no other support.

1:40.3

And I had already went through the system,

1:42.5

but they kept releasing him. So I felt like I

1:46.3

was out of options. I was just limited in every way. And I just didn't know what to do anymore.

1:55.7

Today on the show, Michelle is sharing her journey of getting her beloved son the care he needed to survive.

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