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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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21: I Wasn’t Going To Be Scared Off
November 12, 2011 Dr. Duncan and Dr. Southland had conferred and decided Gabriela was suffering from psychosis, with no known cause. Dr. Duncan deferred to Neurology regarding the possibility that the AED’s Gabriela had been taking may in some way be responsible … Continue reading
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20: In Over My Head
November 11, 2011 As I left Huntington Hospital that day, my mind ran over the differences in Gabriela in the last 24 hours. There had been clear indications that we needed to get Gabriela help the day before, but there … Continue reading
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19: Psych Hold Number Two
November 11, 2011 My phone rang relatively early the next morning. It was Dr. Duncan, Gabriela’s new psychiatrist from Huntington Hospital. He wanted to review his first impressions of Gabriela, and her medical and psychiatric history. We agreed to meet … Continue reading
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18: Transferred to Acute
November 10, 2011 I called that night just as I’d promised. I knew I would need to be the single most supportive person in Gabriela’s life during the hospitalization, because I had been the only person in her life for … Continue reading
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17: Capable Hands
November 10, 2011 The trip from ER to behavioral health at Huntington Hospital is through an underground tunnel. I knew the path because Gabriela had been born at Huntington and, coincidentally, the behavioral unit had previously been the maternity ward. … Continue reading
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16: Our Plan Worked
November 10, 2011 We waited together in the ER at Huntington. On their intake log under the heading “reason for visit,” I wrote: “reaction to anti-seizure medication – psychosis.” I felt that was an adequate medical reason and I was … Continue reading
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15: Getting Ahead Of It
November 9 to 10, 2011 Behaviorally Gabriela hit all the points that night, everything she and I had decided were triggers. She was delusional, hearing voices, and her moods were up and down. We had started sleeping together in order … Continue reading
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14: Staying Present
November 5 to 8, 2011 Early on Saturday Gabriela made a decision. She was willing to “self-admit” to a local behavioral hospital, Vista Del Mar. I had spoken with Pat in admitting so frequently over the last few weeks that … Continue reading
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Stop The Madness
Deciding to write a blog about my experiences with my daughter over this last year was not easy for me … I originally felt I would have preferred the anonymity of writing a book. This last year left me feeling … Continue reading
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