“Not to sound pushy.. we will discharge if…” Yes, that’s the opening salvo in a conversation with staff. “If you don’t take David home on an overnight pass either this weekend, or next, we will discharge him.” I argued. And will continue to argue. In the meeting prior to this one, that included David, I…
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Again with Custody
Last summer we heard from the psychiatrists, “in order to get the level of care he needs, you need to give up custody.” I asked then, “why?” Again this month we are hearing “will you give up custody to do this… ” and the answer isn’t easy. It is something that we have struggled with. …
Looking back
We fought so hard to keep from placing David in a facility. Now, we are fighting to keep him there. I never would have thought this day would come. Last year at this time, we were upset because we had to move him to a new facility. This year I would love to know that…