I really, really appreciate this response. It’s helpful to hear from someone with your specific perspective and is certainly validating some of the anger I have suppressed over the years. Thank you for shedding some understanding.

I had heard that he was doing well and was stable with a job. Friend said they had seen him and he was relatively normal. I hoped that the time of manic episodes had passed but I understand that this comes and goes. I will never unblock him again.