No appeal made by the facility.
The facility has decided not to appeal the decision to deny services. We haven’t tried enough. I don’t know what to do. Tweet #fighting4answrs
Author Archives: David's Father
Denial, Denial, Denial – Placement just fell through
Well. We were all set to take David to a new facility on Monday. Today, that fell through. Evidently, we haven’t tried hard enough. We haven’t driven enough miles. We haven’t tried this program or that. The psychiatrist’s recommendation isn’t enough. We didn’t try to give up custody to the state. The language that the psychiatrist used in her last notes about our visit was that I was trying to provoke a response in my son. No prior outpatient treatment has been tried and/org symptoms do not support the need for the intensity of services. Inpatient treatment under the direction of a physician is not required. Documentation does not demonstrate that services can improve the recipients condition or prevent further regression. I didn’t comment and try to provoke a response. The psychiatrist told me in front of David that we would need to give up custody to the state to
the emotional toll
As a father, society norm dictates that I am the strong one. His words are beginning to take a toll on me. I never thought I would be a victim of verbal and mental abuse at the age of 43, but there it is. I often have difficulty with walking, get dizzy frequently, and sometimes fall down. Behind me is the laughter of my son. “It’s funny when you fall.” When I call him out on it, he gets defensive. Says that he would be happier to be in a facility rather than here. He says so many other things, each is designed to cut to the quick. His favorite taunt is “are you ready to hit me?” Tonight he had a fit about his pills. He needs water, as ever, and wasn’t pleased because “I can’t find any clean cups”. Of course the reason we are out of cups