Welcome
New to this blog? Start here!-
Recent Posts
- 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
- Prologue
- Introduction
Meta
Tag Archives: residential treatment center
02: Holy Water
October 25, 2011 It was nearly six in the morning and the sun was just starting to come up, it was going to be a beautiful day. We were driving through a farm area where my grandparents had lived; over … Continue reading
Posted in behavioral health, epilepsy, medication, mental health, psychotic reaction, Uncategorized
Tagged behavioral health, EEG Video monitoring, epilepsy, frontal lobe epilepsy, gluten free, Health Insurance, lorazepam side effects, Medi-Cal, medication, MegMRI, mental illness, modified atkins for seizure control diet, NTL, psychotic, resection, residential treatment center, side effects, Stanford neurology, topamax side effects, UCLA neurology, USC neurology, VNS, zonisamide side effects
5 Comments
01: The Eye of the Storm
October 25, 2011 We were in the eye of the storm. It was still, silent, even peaceful for the first time in three days. It was almost four in the morning. Gabriela hadn’t slept more than three hours in the … Continue reading
Posted in behavioral health, epilepsy, medication, mental health, psychotic reaction
Tagged behavioral health, EEG Video monitoring, epilepsy, frontal lobe epilepsy, gluten free, Health Insurance, lorazepam side effects, Medi-Cal, medication, MegMRI, mental illness, modified atkins for seizure control diet, NTL, psychotic, resection, residential treatment center, side effects, Stanford neurology, topamax side effects, UCLA neurology, USC neurology, VNS, zonisamide side effects
7 Comments
Prologue
Prologue Gabriela Shufani was born April 4, 1989. She was a little over eight pounds with a full head of dark brown hair. She was healthy and happy and there was nothing unusual about her birth or her early development … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged behavioral health, EEG Video monitoring, frontal lobe epilepsy, gluten free, Health Insurance, lorazepam side effects, Medi-Cal, medication, MegMRI, mental illness, modified atkins for seizure control diet, NTL, psychotic, resection, residential treatment center, side effects, Stanford neurology, topamax side effects, UCLA neurology, USC neurology, VNS, zonisamide side effects
Leave a comment
Introduction
The Hippocratic Oath I solemnly pledge to consecrate my life to the service of humanity; I will give to my teachers the respect and gratitude that is their due; I will practice my profession with conscience and dignity; The health … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged behavioral health, EEG Video monitoring, epilepsy, frontal lobe epilepsy, gluten free, Health Insurance, lorazepam side effects, Medi-Cal, medication, MegMRI, mental illness, modified atkins for seizure control diet, NTL, psychotic, resection, residential treatment center, side effects, Stanford neurology, topamax side effects, UCLA neurology, VNS, zonisamide side effects
1 Comment