Prior to today’s visit, we had two weekend family visits left at David’s current facility. So we extended the visit by an hour. Soon, he will be 500 miles away, making it impossible to visit him weekly. The visit started out rocky with David not listening. But he settled down. Then an hour before the…
Tag: behavior
report on behaviors — seems to feed off others
Received a phone call last night. David had to be transported from chapel to cottage because he was misbehaving. The report that I received was: Evidently another resident was having difficulty, and left chapel early. David followed with a grin on his face. When staff was working with the other resident, evidently that resident lashed…
2014 New Resolutions
I don’t normally make resolutions, but thought I would document some of my thoughts on what the new year might bring. Explore all possibilities for returning our son to his home state. Explore ways to limit the pain my family is going through while dealing with mental illness of our son. Advocate for the other…