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A threat of suicide and a prayer

This morning, I received a phone call from staff.  David is in crisis. It is more than that.  Yesterday two young men got into a fight or something, and David decided to get involved.  As a result he lost all privileges.  Has to spend 20 minutes of every half hour with staff. They usually start their Saturday’s with basketball, which is David’s favorite activity.  As a result of the restriction, that was not available.  In response to finding this out, David got very upset and said he was going to kill himself. In response, he now spends all of his time with staff.  He is under 24 hour observation.  He is prone to being searched at any time so that staff can make sure that he doesn’t have anything that can use to hurt himself.  At night when he sleeps, he sleeps in the same area where the staff work

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David’s Honesty About Travel

Honesty is often times a misunderstood topic when it comes to David. Is he inherently honest?  Yes, I think so.  I think that most people are.  At least that is what I believe. On the other hand.  Do I believe everything David tells me? No.  I think not, and neither should you. Let me give you an example. Let’s us say that David and I are having a conversation about the weather.  Just for example. David:  How you doing? Me: I am ok.  We are having a blizzard. David: I’ll trade places with you if you want… Me:  No David, you need to work your program, but I hope to visit you for a couple of hours soon.  Hopefully later next month. David:  Did you know they have guest housing here? ======== and that would be the sum total of our conversation. Later, I would find out that David is

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David in Crisis Part 2

David was in crisis. His manic moods are nothing new to us.  They are new to the facility where he lives now. Today, among other things, they called and talked about an allegation that David made against a staff. David has learned that he can file grievances and complaints against the staff at the facility.  While it is great that the residents have the ability to do that, I wonder… See when David is in a mood swing, he can become very violent, lashing out at anything and anyone.  We know first hand just how strong his little body can be when he is in a mood swing. He can get out of most holds.  There were times when I had to lay my body across his to get him to stop hurting either himself or someone else.  I am more than 4 times his body weight. I applaud the

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