Such circumstances, which are the result of stigma and our inequitable health care system, are cruel and indefensible. . . . In the end, it it God who passes judgment. Christ didn't ask folks who needed healing if they thought they deserved it. He just healed them. If we are, then we can do no less than him.
Compassion is never a sin.
Up until the age of 15 he was living an active normal life. His illness came on gradually and created much confusion chaos in our home until one day he walked himself into a local hospital experiencing his first psychotic break. This is a real illness. This is not what he or we had planned for his life. Even if he were able to work part time he couldn't afford a place to live much less pay for meds.