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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
- Prologue
- Introduction
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23: The Hold Continues
November 13, 2011 Gabriela and I both felt that her anti-epileptic drugs (AED’s) needed to be changed, and so had the doctor at Henry Mayo. But no one at Huntington agreed. That didn’t change my feeling that Gabriela’s psychotic break … Continue reading
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22: I Love You Mom
November 12, 2011 On the drive home that evening I let Gabriela’s father know the events of the day. At this moment there had been no negativity between us, we were both fully focused on Gabriela. Cody had not seen Gabriela … Continue reading
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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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