Category Archives: Mental Health

Articles relating to mental health are in this category. Typically they will fall into one of two categories. Yours, or your child’s. Yes, your mental health is important.

MRI, EEG, no communication

Dear readers… Last month you may remember reading about David having a seizure.  The psychiatrist put it down to his medication.  As a result of my demands, they sent him to a neuro-psychiatrist.  The neuropsych doctor ordered an EEG and a MRI. Staff was instructed to keep parents informed about the testing dates so that they could be there to offer support to David. Today, I received a call from a lady who identified herself as a nurse.  Said that she had taken David to his MRI and now they were waiting on the EEG appointment.  Claimed that she understood why I wasn’t there because of the icy roads and blowing snow that we experience here in the north country.   I asked her what tests she was talking about.  We were never notified of any tests.  She asked me if I wanted to speak with David. David indicated that he

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Mental Illness and magic

So it seems like the residence where David is has this belief that after 1 year his issues should go away. If only mental illness worked that way. You know how it is.. on day 364, mental illness is still raging.  on day 365, it is magically gone. yeah, that’s the ticket. Got an email from our staff today.  They don’t know from hour to hour what David’s mood and behavior are going to be. Where have they been for the last 14 months?  Has David not been in their care?  We told them this when we filled out the placement application.  Every month at our staffing we told them. When he becomes Manic, we tell them you need to update his meds.  You need to change his meds.  If he is displaying manic behaviors, his meds aren’t working. Every MONTH. David was born addicted to a lot of drugs. 

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A letter to my son. David.

David, As I write this I am faced with the reality that you are being moved further from our home.  From your family. I wish that things could be different. David, you have a multifaceted mental illness.  As a result of this, we do not feel that it is safe for you to live at home.  It isn’t that we don’t love you or want you. We need for you to be safe from harm.  We need for others to be safe from harm.  It has been difficult to make the decisions to place you in residential psychiatric care.  We took you in.  We adopted you into our home and our hearts. I could never be prouder than I am of you, and all that you have accomplished in your short life. I wish that I could undo the life you had before you were born.  Undo the hardships that

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