It’s a sad reality. Our son David is mentally ill. I know it’s been a while since I last posted. So much has happened. On Feb 3, as I was driving into the city for a medical appointment, I received a call from the facility where David was. “If you don’t come and get him…
Category: Custody
How can we change it? Relinquishing custody to get mental health care.
When I question something relating to David’s care, it isn’t me questioning you or your integrity. In most cases, I am not questioning your company or organization policy. I am questioning the system of care that forces archaic and anarchistic ideas on a population who doesn’t understand why things are the way they are. So…
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. …