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- 41: Down To The Wire
- 40: Beautiful People Do Not Just Happen
- 39: After Care
- 38: The Last Supper
- Medi-Cal Breaks Their Silence and The Franchise Tax Board Does Too
- 37: Who Were The Ward Mates
- Medi-Cal Nightmare
- 36: Thanksgiving
- 35: Preparing Thanksgiving Contraband
- 34: Fragile Normal
- 33: The Sperm Donor
- 32: The Drive
- 31: Just Along For The Ride
- 30: We Stayed Until The Very Last Minute
- 29: They All Applauded
- 28: Schizo What?
- 27: No Fanfare
- 26: The Days Seemed to Run Together
- 25: One Step Forward
- 24: She’s In There
- 23: The Hold Continues
- 22: I Love You Mom
- 21: I Wasn’t Going To Be Scared Off
- 20: In Over My Head
- 19: Psych Hold Number Two
- 18: Transferred to Acute
- 17: Capable Hands
- 16: Our Plan Worked
- 15: Getting Ahead Of It
- 14: Staying Present
- Stop The Madness
- 13: Making A Plan
- Medi-Cal and Primary Insurance
- 12: It’s The Medication!
- 11: Telling the Family
- 10: Rescuing My Daughter
- 09: Psych Hold Number One
- 08: Endless Night
- 07: No One There
- 06: So Close
- 05: A New Medication
- 04: Clouds Were Gathering
- 03: Three weeks earlier
- 02: Holy Water
- 01: The Eye of the Storm
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41: Down To The Wire
November 30, 2011 Gabriela and I discussed the after care facilities on my list of what I thought were the best options. We were both on the same page regarding exactly what her needs were, and she understood that I … Continue reading
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40: Beautiful People Do Not Just Happen
November 15 to 16, 2011 As soon as I arrived home that evening, I searched online for Tranquility Psychiatric Center and read their entire website; along with the reviews I found. It definitely sounded like a place that would be … Continue reading
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38: The Last Supper
November 25, 2011 On the Friday evening after Thanksgiving, I was drinking coffee while Gabriela ate dinner. Then Cody arrived. He appeared to be unhappy about something. He muttered a greeting to Gabriela as he pulled up a chair and … Continue reading
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37: Who Were The Ward Mates
Of all the patients on ward 400 with Gabriela at Huntingdon Hospital, Zack had become one of my favorites and Gabriela’s sidekick. The two of them got along great, were about the same age, and were both bright, well-spoken young … Continue reading
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Medi-Cal Nightmare
I need to vent … a few months ago I posted about my frustration regarding Medi-Cal and how they had denied my request for reimbursement of costs associated with Gabriela’s care for the last year. They gave no in-depth explanation … Continue reading
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36: Thanksgiving
November 24, 2011 I entered the day room, where most of the staff and all but one of the patients from ward 400 were crowded around the food and sitting at the tables enjoying the meal. Huntington had prepared a … Continue reading
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32: The Drive
Each day I drove 30 minutes to Huntington Hospital and, after my visit with Gabriela, 30 minutes back home. During the drive to the hospital I always felt nervous anticipation. This had been even more stressful during the first week … Continue reading
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31: Just Along For The Ride
November 19, 2011 Gabriela had been put into Huntington Hospital on a 72 hour hold, then the hold was extended for an additional 14 days, bringing the total to 17 days. What was really worrying me was that at any … Continue reading
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30: We Stayed Until The Very Last Minute
November 17, 2011 Claire met me just north of the San Fernando Valley for the drive over to Huntingdon Hospital, to visit Gabriela. Claire had been divorced from my ex-husband for almost a year and wasn’t quite over it yet. … Continue reading
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28: Schizo What?
November 16, 2011 Wednesday I had a mid-afternoon appointment with Dr. Duncan and Abby, the social worker. During the meeting I found, to my surprise, that Dr. Duncan had canceled the Riese petition that had been started, to which I had chalked up … Continue reading
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Tagged behavioral health, epilepsy, frontal lobe epilepsy, gluten free, Health Insurance, lorazepam side effects, Medi-Cal, medication, mental illness, modified atkins for seizure control diet, psychotic, resection, side effects, Stanford neurology, topamax side effects, UCLA neurology, USC neurology, zonisamide side effects
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