August 05, 2004
Things change by the hour...
One minutes it's this and the next it's that. One p doc says he should remain inpatient till he can be placed in a SIP apartment. The next doc says he should be discharged, go home, and wait it out at home.
I wonder how the p doc would feel if he had to spend his life with someone who recently had a homicidal psychotic episode???
Posted by Kathy on August 5, 2004 10:11 AM
Oh Kathy,It must be really crazy-making for you for the docs to be playing dx-tag and keeping you up in the air about your son's placement. Do you get a say in this??? Can you get the doc recommending inpatient to an outside safe home?? I'm sure neither doc would take him home with them given the episode you refer to. Can you talk to teh supportive doc about how you don't feel safe with him coming home?I'm sure these are all things you are already considering and deciding. I just feel for you, Mom to Mom. Bless your heart. I'll be praying for the docs to be blessed with the Lord's guidance for your son and for you.Hugs and Blessings, Judy
Posted by: Judy in AZ at August 14, 2004 12:35 PM
DATE: 8/15/2004 11:51:08 AM
Judy,Thaks for all of you kind and thoughtful comments. Fortunately Dan has been moved to another floor and now has a different P doc. So far there has been absolutely no talk of him waiting at home for a SIP apartment to open up for him. He is kind and sweet young man....but not that way when psychotic.So many crimes I read about in the news are done by people who may have mental conditions and are going untreated. It sounds horriblt to say...but when psychotic these people, including my son are capable of taking ones life.The very first time Dan was hospitalized was when he was choking his younger brother. Dan was 14 and his bro was 12. I barely heard this quiet gasp and ran down the basement steps to find Dan with his brothers neck...and my son starting to turn a bit blue. Dan was hospitalized and put on meds immediately...but there was no talk of schizophrnia for another two years. What a difficult road it has been.
Posted by: Kathy at February 7, 2005 05:27 AM