Thank you for the prayers Andrea, they are most appreciated. I am deeply sorry to hear of the suicide of your brother; unfortunately that is all too common in people with schizophrenia. My brother-in-law took his own life as well, though he had PTSD. A suicide in the family is most dreadful, there is never any true closure.

Currently the schizophrenia question with Evie is a bit on the back burner, as she has a serious physical illness as well, and we are now concentrating on that aspect. We do hope eventually to have her properly evaluated. However, we have been doing quite a bit of research on our own. From our research we are somewhat convinced that Evie's psychosis is actually part of her PTSD rather than schizophrenia. There is something called "PTSD psychosis" which can be an aspect of very severe PTSD; in fact this is what she has been diagnosed with; the secondary psychosis refers to PTSD psychosis, upon clarification from the psychiatrist. Evie was diagnosed on the severest end of the scale in every category regarding PTSD symptoms. We have observed that her hallucinations and other psychotic symptoms worsen when the PTSD is also worse. Obviously we are hoping it is part of the PTSD and not schizophrenia, however we still do not know for certain.

It indeed is a puzzle to sort through it all! I suppose however, either way we are here for her and will do everything we can to help her have a fulfilling life. Thank you again for your kind words and prayers.