From: Elizabeth Gluch, Special Education Teacher: Day Hospital

Here is the feedback from your presentation on September 19, 2008. Congratulations on your amazing work.

There were about 9 patients from the day hospital who attended your presentation. A few of them had no previous knowledge of your situation. We had a discussion group as a follow-up to your talk; these are various comments and main points that came up.

"A message of hope was transmitted by Mike's presentation" (this was the most predominant comment!)

"It was courageous to have a movie made based on his experiences"

"I would have liked more info regarding Mike's earlier state when he was ill"

"I found the presentation more valuable than the movie, which at times seemed a bit cliché"

“The titles of the chapters sound great, about recovery"

"It is really interesting for people who have never gone through it"

"What did Mike actually do (i.e. to accept his illness)"

"This would be great for high school kids"

"It was brave of him to speak publicly in front of others"

"I liked the 1/2 full of energy idea, it's true!"

"Much better than any theoretical stuff"

"What kinds of questions did he ask himself and how did he arrive at any closure around them"

“80/20 philosophy food for thought"

"I had several light bulb moments, i.e. outside eye looking at myself" (by the way, we had a whole discussion around your 5 eyes and what they are; are 2 of those eyes your wife's or sister's eyes; are they your eye glasses)

"Wow, to be able to say that he's happy to have a mental illness"

“The lesson I got was to be able to acknowledge being ill, and not be discouraged"

“The presentation gave me an overall positive feeling"

“The message of continually learning is a great one"