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COMMENTS/PURCHASE

I appreciate the generous and kind encouraging remarks that readers have sent to me. They make me feel confident that it was right for me to write the book. I now know that I was not mistaken in believing that most people care and that most people are willing to try to understand those of us who are unable to possess their mentalities. I am also pleased to hear that folks wish for better understanding of civic and political issues.

A FEW COMMENTS

Illinois: Your book touched a cord deeply within me. I admire the honesty, the depth, and the intelligence of your memoir.

Canada:  Your book is so good-a beautifully told story that makes it difficult to stop reading. All who read this amazing journey of life will learn so much.

Kentucky: Thanks for sharing and teaching me so much. I am always eager to learn.

Florida: I picked up a copy of your book last night and then could not put it down until I read the whole book. Your writing is so descriptive that I plan to share it with students as examples of various writing skills.

North Carolina:  Your book is so enlightening. It should be very helpful to those who need better understanding of mental problems.

California:  I have just finished reading your book. Once I started it, I could not put it down. I believe E. Fuller Torrey is “Voice of  Reason”. I can now add you to that list when it comes to views on our judicial and social service systems. Thank you for writing this informative heart-wrenching book.

Virginia: I want to take a moment to tell you how much I enjoyed reading Possessed Mentalities. I have lived in the Shenandoah Valley area most of my life. I found the book to be a wonderful history lesson of the area. Thank you for sharing the events of your life.

Florida: Your story is powerful and truly does educate people on the importance of taking medications when needed; of always looking for signs that something is not quite right; and always advocating and using our powers to vote.

Kentucky: Just wish to thank you for writing Possessed Mentalities. It is very informative and helpful.

Virginia: I bought your book, read some of it in the car going home, and finished it that night. You hold the reader in the palm of your hand.

Maryland: Your book is fascinating, and considering the tragedies that you  have endured, I am in awe of your inner strength and resourcefulness.

I, Maxene Obenschain Kleier, am a book peddler. I promised my daughter Jackie before she died that I would be a peddler for the rest of my life. She wished for everyone to understand her schizophrenic illness so others might suffer less. I will help her in this endeavor as long as possible.

I have a Top Performance award for Possessed Mentalities, my first book --a memoir, designated as Editor’s Choice and Reader’s Choice.

I, an ninty year old volunteer lobbyist-advocate-activist, am qualified to speak with credibility to readers about mental illness and current societal and political issues of concern. My mission is to offer self-help in an educational multifaceted book.

Possessed Mentalities is TRUE. Unvarnished facts are simply told to help readers make rational decisions when they respond to life experiences.

 

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Jacquelyn Shank Obenschain's Obituary


TALLAHASSEE, Fla.

Jacquelyn Shank Obenschain, 59, died Tuesday, September 12, 2006, at Big Bend Hospice in Tallahassee, Florida

       Jacquelyn was the daughter of the late Dr. John Obenschain and Maxene Obenschain Kleier. She resided the first 12 years of her life in Waynesboro; moved to Florida in 1960, and resided there for the remainder of her life. Jacquelyn, known as "Jackie", suffered from paranoid schizophrenia for more than 40 years. Her death resulted from complications of multiple sclerosis, diabetes and cancer.

       "Jackie" wanted to leave a legacy. She wished to help others in understanding the impact of mental illness on severely mentally ill individuals and the possible consequences for communities. In order to do this, she wrote a chapter for the book "Possessed Mentalities" to assist in educating people about mental illness. The book was published in 2005.

       There will be no public funeral by her request.Her gravesite is located in Augusta Memorial Park in Waynesboro, VA


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 CONTENTS  OF POSSESSED MENTALITIES

I     Education Under an Apple Tree (near Edom, VA)

II    Jon’s Death (Staunton, VA)

III   Life on Wayne Avenue ( Waynesboro,VA)

IV   Treatments and Despair (Pinellas County, FL)

V    Jyl’s Murder (Redington Beach, FL)

VI   Jackie Writes (FL State Hospital, Chattahoochee, FL

VII  Postscripts-(Jackie’s Death-Tallahassee, FL)

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