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For Michel Tuomy, the hardest thing about his schizophrenia diagnosis was accepting it. The 50-year-old Lower Templestowe local was diagnosed with the illness in his early 30s, but it wasn’t until around 15 years later that he started to come to terms with it. It was a lifelong love of arts that inspired Michel to start writing again, helping him on a journey to recovery. “I have a friend who is a retired doctor, and he always says the hardest thing about schizophrenia is having the person accept they have it,” Michel said. “It’s made me realise that the doctors...