My Grandfather's Affliction

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I normally don't like to talk about this, but since I mentioned in an earlier post that my father's father was schizophrenic, I thought it might be helpful to other people if I wrote more on it. My father's father (my paternal grandfather, obviously) had delusions. Some stories I've heard were that he thought the Biblical figures Paul & Silas were his best friends. When he was medicated, he was fine, but then he'd get off his meds (because he thought he was cured) and have relapses. My father (at the young age of like 6) knew his father had conversations w/people who weren't there. @ Some point after that I believe, granddad was committed to the V.A. hospital in Tuscaloosa, AL where he was a residential patient for a good chunk of his life.